3a.How many electrons are predicted to be in the 4p orbital of a bromine (Br) atom?
5
b.How many of these electrons are predicted to be unpaired?
5
4P Shell. First we have 1s(2) 2s(2) 2p(6) 3s(2) 3p(6) 4s(2) 3d(10) 4p(6) 5s(2) 4d(10) 4p(5). Adding up the electrons (numbers in parenthesis) we get 53 electrons in the 4p shell (orbital) of Bromine (Br)
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sooo if there are 53 in 4d then how many are unpaired?
well what do you think
if theres 53 electrons in 4 d of an orbital of a bromine how many can be impaired
The number impaired depends upon how many have ben drinking too much. Nothing more dangerous than an impaired electron.
sooo, how mony would be unpaired?
4p holds 5 electrons in the ground state with two orbitals having paired electrons and one orbital have an unpaired electron.
Br:[Ar]4(s^2)3(d^10)4(px^2)4(py^2)4(pz^1)
To determine the number of electrons in the 4p orbital of a bromine (Br) atom, we need to know the electron configuration of bromine.
First, let's find the atomic number of bromine (Br), which is 35. This means that a neutral bromine atom has 35 electrons.
Next, we can write the electron configuration. The electron configuration of bromine is:
1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁵
From the electron configuration, we see that there are 5 electrons in the 4p orbital. This answers the first part of the question.
Now, let's determine how many of these electrons are unpaired. To do this, we need to understand Hund's rule. Hund's rule states that when electrons are filling orbitals of equal energy (in this case, the 4p orbitals), they will occupy separate orbitals with the same spin before pairing up.
Since there are 5 electrons in the 4p orbital, according to Hund's rule, all 5 electrons will occupy separate orbitals with the same spin. Therefore, all 5 electrons in the 4p orbital of a bromine atom are predicted to be unpaired. This answers the second part of the question.