Chemistry: Atoms First (2nd Edition)

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1305079248
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-924-3

Chapter 2 - Exercises - Page 99e: 85

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Expected electron configurations for the given atoms: Si: 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p² Ga: 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 3d¹⁰ 4s² 4p¹ As: 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 3d¹⁰ 4s² 4p³ Ge: 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 3d¹⁰ 4s² 4p⁶ 4d¹⁰ 5s² 5p² Al: 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p¹ Cd: 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 3d¹⁰ 4s² 4p⁶ 4d¹⁰ 5s² 5p⁶ 4f¹⁴ 5d¹⁰ S: 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁴ Se: 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 3d¹⁰ 4s² 4p⁶ 4d¹⁰ 5s² 5p⁴
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