Student Solutions Manual for Ebbing/Gammon's General Chemistry, 11th
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Chapter 8, Problem 8.94QP
A nonmetallic element, R, burns brightly in air to give the oxide R4O10. If R is in Period 3, what is the ground-state valence-shell configuration of the atom?
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Chapter 8 Solutions
Student Solutions Manual for Ebbing/Gammon's General Chemistry, 11th
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