List the following from least complex to most complex: Bacterial Cell, Multicellular Organism, and Cell with a nucleus

Which type of orbital will be occupied by the electrons of highest energy for the Si^4+ ground-state ion? 1. 2s 2. 3p 3. 4s 4. 4

Shtirlitz [24]

Answer: Option (5) is the correct answer.

Explanation:

It is known that the ground state electronic configuration of silicon is $[Ne]3s^{2}3p^{2}$ .

And, we know that when an atom tends to gain an electron then it acquires a negative charge and when an atom tends to lose an electron then it acquires a positive charge.

As $Si^{4+}$ has a +4 charge which means that it has lost 4 electrons. Hence, the electronic configuration of $Si^{4+}$ is $1s^{2}2s^{2}2p^{6}$ .

According to the Aufbau principle, in the ground state of an atom or ion the electrons fill atomic orbitals of the lowest energy levels first, before filling the higher energy levels.

As 2p orbital is filled after the filling of 2s orbital.

Therefore, we can conclude that 2p orbital will be occupied by the electrons of highest energy for the $Si^{4+}$ ground-state ion.

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Compare the root mean square speeds of O2 and UF6 at 65 degree Celsius

gayaneshka [121]

<h3>Answer:</h3>

The root mean square speeds of O₂ and UF₆ is 513m/s and 155 m/s respectively.

<h3>Solution and Explanation:</h3>

To find how fast molecules or particles of gases move at a particular temperature, the root mean square speed is calculated.
Root mean square speed of a gas is calculated by using the formula;

$Root mean square=\sqrt{ \frac{3RT}{M}$