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Group the following electron configurations in
Chapter 8, Problem 21P(choose chapter or problem)
Group the following electron configurations in pairs that would represent similar chemical properties of their atoms:
(a) \(1s^22s^22p^63s^2\)
(b) \(1s^22s^22p^3\)
(c) \(1s^22s^22p^63s^23p^64s^23d^{10}4p^6\)
(d) \(1s^2 2s^2\)
(e) \(1s^2 2s^2 2p^6\)
(f) \(1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6\)
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QUESTION:
Group the following electron configurations in pairs that would represent similar chemical properties of their atoms:
(a) \(1s^22s^22p^63s^2\)
(b) \(1s^22s^22p^3\)
(c) \(1s^22s^22p^63s^23p^64s^23d^{10}4p^6\)
(d) \(1s^2 2s^2\)
(e) \(1s^2 2s^2 2p^6\)
(f) \(1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6\)
ANSWER:
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Valence electrons:
a single electron or one of two or more electrons in an atom's outer shell that determines the atom's chemical properties.