(a) If the core electrons were totally effective at screeningthe valence electrons and the valence electrons providedno screening for each other, what would be the effectivenuclear charge acting on the 3s and 3p valence electronsin P? (b) Repeat these calculations using Slater’s rules. (c)Detailed calculations indicate that the effective nuclearcharge is 5.6+ for the 3s electrons and 4.9+ for the 3pelectrons. Why are the values for the 3s and 3p electronsdifferent? (d) If you remove a single electron from a P atom,which orbital will it come from?

(a) If the core electrons were totally effective at screeningthe valence electrons and the valence electrons providedno screening for each other, what would be the effectivenuclear charge acting on the 3s and 3p valence electronsin P? (b) Repeat these calculations using Slater’s rules. (c)Detailed calculations indicate that the effective nuclearcharge is 5.6+ for the 3s electrons and 4.9+ for the 3pelectrons. Why are the values for the 3s and 3p electronsdifferent? (d) If you remove a single electron from a P atom,which orbital will it come from?

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Chapter5: Electron Configurations And The Periodic Table

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(a) If the core electrons were totally effective at screening
the valence electrons and the valence electrons provided
no screening for each other, what would be the effective
nuclear charge acting on the 3s and 3p valence electrons
in P? (b) Repeat these calculations using Slater’s rules. (c)
Detailed calculations indicate that the effective nuclear
charge is 5.6+ for the 3s electrons and 4.9+ for the 3p
electrons. Why are the values for the 3s and 3p electrons
different? (d) If you remove a single electron from a P atom,
which orbital will it come from?

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