What is one way to test whether an unknown solution is acidic or basic

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A solution's pH will be a number between 0 and 14. A solution with a pH of 7 is classified as neutral. If the pH is lower than 7, the solution is acidic. When pH is higher than 7, the solution is basic. These numbers describe the concentration of hydrogen ions in the solution and increase on a negative logarithmic scale. For example, If Solution A has a pH of 3 and Solution B has a pH of 1, then Solution B has 100 times as many hydrogen ions than A and is therefore 100 times more acidic.

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Use the periodic table to identify the element with the electron configuration 1s²2s²2p⁴. Write its orbital diagram, and give th

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Answer:

1. Orbital diagram

2p⁴ ║ ↑↓ ║ "↑" ║ ↑

2s² ║ ↑↓ ║

1s² ║ ↑↓ ║

2. Quantum numbers

n = 2,
l = 1,

$m_{l}$ = 0,

$m_{s}$ = +1/2

Explanation:

The fill in rule is:

Follow shell number: from the inner most shell to the outer most shell, our case from shell 1 to 2

Follow the The Aufbau principle, 1s<2s<2p<3s<3p<4s<3d<4p<5s<4d<5p<6s<4f<5d<6p<7s<5f<6d<7p
Hunds' rule: Every orbital in a sublevel is singly occupied before any orbital is doubly occupied. All of the electrons in singly occupied orbitals have the same spin (to maximize total spin).

So, the orbital diagram of given element is as below and the sixth electron is marked between " "

2p⁴ ║ ↑↓ ║ "↑" ║ ↑

2s² ║ ↑↓ ║

1s² ║ ↑↓ ║

The quantum number of an electron consists of four number:

n (shell number, - 1, 2, 3...)
l (subshell number or orbital number, 0 - orbital s, 1 - orbital p, 2 - orbital d...)
$m_{l}$ (orbital energy, or "which box the electron is in"). For example, orbital p (l = 1) has 3 "boxes", it was number from -1, 0, 1. Orbital d (l = 2) has 5 "boxes", numbered -2, -1, 0, 1, 2
$m_{s}$ (spin of electron), either -1/2 or +1/2

In our case, the electron marked with " " has quantum number