Problem: Give the chemical symbol for the element with the following ground-state electron configuration. [Ne]3s23p3 Symbol: _____________ Write the quantum numbers n and l and select all possible values for ml for each subshell of the element. 3s2 n = _________l = _________ ml = a) -1, 0, +1 b) 0 c) -2, -1, 0, +1, +2 d) -3, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, +3 3p3 n = ___________ l = _____________ ml = a) -2, -1, 0, +1, +2 b) -1, 0, +1 c) 0 d) -3, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, +3
FREE Expert Solution
Recall: Atomic Number = Number of Electrons
The atomic number of Ne is 10 which means there are 10 electrons and another 5 electrons from the orbitals.
This means the element has 15 electrons or an atomic number of 15.
Problem Details
Give the chemical symbol for the element with the following ground-state electron configuration.
[Ne]3s23p3
Symbol: _____________
Write the quantum numbers n and l and select all possible values for ml for each subshell of the element.
3s2
n = _________
l = _________
ml =
a) -1, 0, +1
b) 0
c) -2, -1, 0, +1, +2
d) -3, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, +3
3p3
n = ___________
l = _____________
ml =
a) -2, -1, 0, +1, +2
b) -1, 0, +1
c) 0
d) -3, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, +3
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