Type the chemical symbol for the following elements and classify them as a representative, transition, noble gas, or inner transition element.  Note:  an element may be classified in more than one way.  Choose the most specific answer if there is more than one possible answer.   a)  1s22s22p63s23p64s23d7    symbol: classification: b)   1s22s22p63s23p6  symbol:  classification:  c)  1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p5   symbol: classification: d)  On a piece of paper draw the orbital diagram of the atom whose electron configuration is shown in part c).  Answer the following questions by looking at the orbital diagram: i)  How many valence electrons are present?  ii)  How many unpaired electrons are present

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Type the chemical symbol for the following elements and classify them as a representative, transition, noble gas, or inner transition element.  Note:  an element may be classified in more than one way.  Choose the most specific answer if there is more than one possible answer.  

a)  1s22s22p63s23p64s23d7   
symbol:

classification:

b)   1s22s22p63s23p

symbol:

 classification: 

c)  1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p 

symbol:

classification:

d)  On a piece of paper draw the orbital diagram of the atom whose electron configuration is shown in part c).  Answer the following questions by looking at the orbital diagram:

i)  How many valence electrons are present?
 ii)  How many unpaired electrons are present

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s,p,d,f denotes the orbitals where electron fills up from lower energy orbital to higher energy orbital. At first, one electron enters in each of the orbitals, after being half-filled pairing takes place.

 

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