Homework Help: chemistry

Posted by sarahhh on Monday, December 1, 2008 at 9:49pm.

What element is 2s^2sp^3? (^# is the superscript) And what is the charge of the ion?

chemistry - DrBob222, Monday, December 1, 2008 at 9:56pm
There is no such element as 2s2 2sp3 unless you are talking about hybridized orbitals and i suspect you are not. And if you don't know if its and ion or an element, there is no way to identify it.
chemistry - sarahhh, Monday, December 1, 2008 at 10:06pm
the element is 2s2 s p3, not 2s2 2s p3
- chemistry - DrBob222, Monday, December 1, 2008 at 10:18pm
  It must be a 1s or a 2s or a 3s etc and it must be a 2p or a 3p or a 4p etc. It can't just be s p3
  - chemistry - sarahhh, Monday, December 1, 2008 at 10:21pm
    ohh I see. Thanks. I guess it was a typo or something.

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