3. Orbitals are filled one electron at a time, putt ting electrons into the lowest energy orbitals first. When there are degenerate orbitals ( having the same energy e.g. p and d orbitals) they tale one un paired electron each first and then and then any extra electrons are added into a half filled orbital to make a spin pair. P has a configuration of [Ne] 3s2 3p3 and there are only three p orbitals ( at any energy level)
3 unpaired electrons
5 electrons where two electrons are paired and three are unpaired
they're are zero unpaired electrons.
Cesium has 1 unpaired electron.
2
3 unpaired electrons
5 electrons where two electrons are paired and three are unpaired
There are 0 unpaired electrons which would make it diamagnetic
Phosphorus has five electrons in its outermost energy level (valence electrons).
There are 3 unpaired electrons.
zero - there are no unpaired electrons
three unpaired electrons
There are no unpaired electrons in strontium.
12 are paired, 3 are unpaired To figure this out make a Bohr diagram! :)
6 unpaired electrons
Phosphorus forms P3- ion and it has 8 valence electrons (5 valence electrons from phosphorus and three from the charge).
A silicon atom has 4 unpaired electrons.