Answer:
Option A. FeCl3
Explanation:
The following data were obtained from the question:
Mass of iron (Fe) = 6.25g
Mass of the compound formed = 18g
From the question, we were told that the compound formed contains chlorine. Therefore the mass of chlorine is obtained as follow
Mass of chlorine (Cl) = Mass of compound formed – Mass of iron.
Mass of chlorine (Cl) = 18 – 6.25
Mass of chlorine (Cl) = 11.75g
The compound therefore contains:
Iron (Fe) = 6.25g
Chlorine (Cl) = 11.75g
The empirical formula for the compound can be obtained by doing the following:
Step 1:
Divide by their molar mass
Fe = 6.25/56 = 0.112
Cl = 11.75/35.5 = 0.331
Step 2:
Divide by the smallest
Fe = 0.112/0.112 = 1
Cl = 0.331/0.112 = 3
The empirical formula for the compound is FeCl3
Identical electron configurations : K⁺ and Cl⁻
<h3>Further explanation </h3>
In an atom, there are levels of energy in the shell and sub-shell
This energy level is expressed in the form of electron configurations.
Charging electrons in the sub-shell uses the following sequence:
<em>1s², 2s², 2p⁶, 3s², 3p⁶, 4s², 3d¹⁰, 4p⁶, 5s², 4d¹⁰, 5p⁶, 6s², etc. </em>
S²⁻ : [Ne] 3s²3p⁶
Cl : [Ne] 3s²3p⁵
K⁺ : 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶
Cl⁻ : 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s²3p⁶
S :[Ne] 3s²3p⁴
Ar : [Ne] 3s²3p⁶
Cl⁻ : 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s²3p⁶
K : 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶4s¹
Answer:
There’s a particular way of writing what’s in a molecule called a chemical formula. The chemical formulae for all the elements that form each molecule and uses a small number to the bottom right of an element’s symbol to stand for the number of atoms of that element. For example, the chemical formula for water is H 2 O.
Explanation:
Answer:
Valence electrons are the electrons in the highest occupied principal energy level of an atom.
