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Why do electrons go in the next orbit when there is a place in penultimate orbit?
due to aufbau principle the energy of the ultimate sub-orbits are less than the energy of the penultimate orbitals
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What does penultimate mean?
It basically just means the 'second to last' one. For example if i was to say, "it was the penultimate episode of the series", I'm basically saying that the episode was th…e second to last episode in the series. (MORE)
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What is penultimate stress?
Penultimate means next-to-last, and "penultimate stress" in phonetics refers to stress in a word falling on the penultimate syllable. In other words, a word carrying penultima…te stress is a word that is stressed on the next to the last syllable, e.g. he-li-COP-ter, AF-ter, fan-TAS-tic, etc. (MORE)
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How many electrons does phosphorus have in its penultimate shell?
If "penultimate" means "next-to-outermost", the correct answer is 8: The innermost shell is full with two 1s electrons; the next-to-outermost shell is full with two 2s electro…ns and six 2p electrons, for a total of 8. The outermost shell has five valence electrons, constituting with the two inner shells the remainder of the proper number of total electrons for phosphorus, 15, its atomic number. (MORE)
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What does it mean to write a penultimate novel?
Penultimate means next to last. So a penultimate novel is the next to last in a series of novels eg the second novel in a set of three (a trilogy). Contrary to popular bel…ief, the term "penultimate" (despite that it contains the word "ultimate") has nothing to do with the "best", "highest" or "last". It means the 2nd to last; as such, a "penultimate novel" would be a novel that is written just before the last novel, i.e. in the collection of 7 children's novels by C.S. Lewis called The Chronicles of Narnia, the penultimate novel would be The Magician's Nephew (#6), which comes before the last novel, The Last Battle (#7) in the popular series. (MORE)
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Why is there no penultimate carbon in a two carbon sugar?
because there is no such thing as a two carbon sugar. the smallest and simplest monosaccharides are trioses (3 carbon sugars)
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What are anti-penultimate shells?
Anti-Penultimate shells are the ones to the inner side of penultimate shells or the third from the last
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What is penultimate carbon?
the second to last carbon n a chain ~Also known as the last chiral centre. ~Given to the highest numbered carbon.
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What is penultimate shell?
The definition of "penultimate" is next to last or second to last. In chemistry, when dealing with atoms each atom has shells that fill with electrons. The penultimate she…ll would be the shell that is below the last shell. (MORE)
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What does penultimately mean?
Meaning next to last, penultimate can be used as a noun or adjective, and penultimately is an adverb.