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Title: *delete me* orbital configurations
Post by: helpguy on November 17, 2015, 09:47:45 AM

Shown here are orbital configurations for the elements named. Each configuration
is incorrect in some way. Identify the error in each and write the correct
configuration.
1. carbon : 1s2 2s2 2px2
2. calcium: 1s22s22px22py22pz23s23px23py23pz23d113d21
3. chlorine: 1s22s22px22py22pz23s23px23py24s1
4. aluminum: 1s22s22px22py22pz23s23d11
5. titanium: 1s22s22px22py22pz23s23px23py23pz2 3d12 3d22

I don't know how to start this.

Title: Re: *delete me* orbital configurations
Post by: billnotgatez on November 17, 2015, 10:10:28 AM

Quote from: helpguy on November 17, 2015, 09:47:45 AM

Shown here are orbital configurations for the elements named. Each configuration
is incorrect in some way. Identify the error in each and write the correct
configuration.
1. carbon : 1s2 2s2 2px2
2. calcium: 1s22s22px22py22pz23s23px23py23pz23d113d21
3. chlorine: 1s22s22px22py22pz23s23px23py24s1
4. aluminum: 1s22s22px22py22pz23s23d11
5. titanium: 1s22s22px22py22pz23s23px23py23pz2 3d12 3d22

I don't know how to start this.

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