General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 9 - Ionic and Covalent Bonding - Questions and Problems - Page 373: 9.12

Answer

Please see the work below.

Work Step by Step

We know that in most of the atoms bonds are formed by S orbitals and the three P orbitals of the valence shell and the these four orbitals are filled with eight electrons.
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