Write ground-state electron configurations for the ions Li¯, B*, F¯, Al³+, s-, Ar*, Br*, and Te¯. Which do you expect to be paramagnetic due to the presence of unpaired electrons?

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Problem 18P: Give the ground-state electron configurations of the following elements: (a) P (b) Tc (c) Ho
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Write ground-state electron configurations for the ions
Li¯, B*, F¯, Al³+, s-, Ar*, Br*, and Te¯. Which do you
expect to be paramagnetic due to the presence of unpaired
electrons?
Transcribed Image Text:Write ground-state electron configurations for the ions Li¯, B*, F¯, Al³+, s-, Ar*, Br*, and Te¯. Which do you expect to be paramagnetic due to the presence of unpaired electrons?
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The given ions are

Li-, B+,F- ,Al3+, S-, Ar+,Br+ and Te-

If the ions containing unpaired electron then that is said to be paramagnetic.

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