Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321910419
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-041-7

Chapter 7 - Periodic Properties of the Elements - Additional Exercises - Page 295: 7.94a

Answer

Orbital diagram for $O^{2-}$ $\fbox{$\upharpoonleft \downharpoonright$}\ \ $ $\fbox{$\upharpoonleft \downharpoonright$}$$\fbox{$\upharpoonleft \downharpoonright$}$$\fbox{$\upharpoonleft \downharpoonright$}$ 2s$\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ $ 2p

Work Step by Step

The orbital diagram shown for $O$ illustrates that two of the 2p orbitals has room for one more electron each. The addition of two electrons to create $O^{2-}$ fills the empty space in those orbitals.
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