F fabl Member Joined Aug 7, 2014 Messages 56 Gender Male HSC 2014 Jun 20, 2015 #1 How many electrons are present in the 2p orbitals of a neutral fluorine atom? The answer is 3 but why? i thought it was 5?
How many electrons are present in the 2p orbitals of a neutral fluorine atom? The answer is 3 but why? i thought it was 5?
Queenroot I complete the Squar3 Joined Sep 11, 2011 Messages 7,507 Location My bathtub Gender Female HSC N/A Jun 20, 2015 #2 Are you sure it was a neutral one?
Librah Not_the_pad Joined Oct 28, 2013 Messages 916 Location Sydney Australia Gender Male HSC 2014 Jun 20, 2015 #3 fabl said: How many electrons are present in the 2p orbitals of a neutral fluorine atom? The answer is 3 but why? i thought it was 5? Click to expand... Might have misread the question or the answers are wrong. It has 3 degenerate subshells containing 5 electrons in total. 2 in each degenerate p orbital except the last which has an unpaired electron.
fabl said: How many electrons are present in the 2p orbitals of a neutral fluorine atom? The answer is 3 but why? i thought it was 5? Click to expand... Might have misread the question or the answers are wrong. It has 3 degenerate subshells containing 5 electrons in total. 2 in each degenerate p orbital except the last which has an unpaired electron.
