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Title: What is the number of unpaired electrons in an isolated Fluorine atom
Post by: rsixtyone on October 25, 2005, 06:14:49 PM

"What is the number of unpaired electrons in an isolated Fluorine atom in the ground state?"

This would be 1?

atomic number 9, so:
2 in first shell
7 in 2nd shell

Title: Re:What is the number of unpaired electrons in an isolated Fluorine atom
Post by: Mitch on October 25, 2005, 06:16:36 PM

If you know the answer why take server space by posting the question?