Enter the noble gas in brackets in the first blank at the top.For the following rows: in the first blank (on the left) in each row, enter the n & subshell.Other blanks after the first one in each row represent the orbital(s) for that subshell.In other blank(s) in each row, enter electrons using u for an up arrow and d for a down arrow. If the orbital should be empty, enter 0 (do not leave it blank).In the final blank, enter the number of unpaired electrons for the element. SiNumber of unpaired electrons:

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Physical Chemistry

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ISBN:9781133958437

Author:Ball, David W. (david Warren), BAER, Tomas

Publisher:Ball, David W. (david Warren), BAER, Tomas

Chapter12: Atoms And Molecules

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 12.61E

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Enter the noble gas in brackets in the first blank at the top.
For the following rows: in the first blank (on the left) in each row, enter the n & subshell.
Other blanks after the first one in each row represent the orbital(s) for that subshell.
In other blank(s) in each row, enter electrons using u for an up arrow and d for a down arrow. If the orbital should be empty, enter 0 (do not leave it blank).
In the final blank, enter the number of unpaired electrons for the element.

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