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3 years ago

What is the ground-state electron configuration of chlorine and the number of valence electrons in it?

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SSSSS [86.1K]3 years ago

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Explanation:

Chlorine is an element in group 7 on the periodic table.

It is the second element in this group of halogens

The element has a total of 17 electrons:

Ground state configuration = 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁵

Valence electrons are the outermost shell electrons;

From the configuration: 3s² 3p⁵ is the valence shell

Number of electrons = 2 + 5 = 7

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AlladinOne [14]

The question is incomplete, here is the complete question:

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$2Al+3Cu(NO_3)_2\rightarrow 3Cu+2Al(NO_3)_3$

What is the theoretical yield of Calcium if we begin with 12.6 grams of Aluminium?

Answer: The theoretical yield of copper is 44.48 grams

Explanation:

To calculate the number of moles, we use the equation:

$\text{Number of moles}=\frac{\text{Given mass}}{\text{Molar mass}}$ .....(1)

Given mass of aluminium = 12.6 g

Molar mass of aluminium = 27 g/mol

Putting values in equation 1, we get:

$\text{Moles of aluminium}=\frac{12.6g}{27g/mol}=0.467mol$

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$2Al+3Cu(NO_3)_2\rightarrow 3Cu+2Al(NO_3)_3$

By Stoichiometry of the reaction:

2 moles of aluminium produces 3 moles of copper

So, 0.467 moles of aluminium will produce = $\frac{3}{2}\times 0.467=0.7005mol$ of copper

Now, calculating the mass of copper from equation 1, we get:

Molar mass of copper = 63.5 g/mol

Moles of copper = 0.7005 moles

Putting values in equation 1, we get:

$0.7005mol=\frac{\text{Mass of copper}}{63.5g/mol}\\\\\text{Mass of copper}=(0.7005mol\times 63.5g/mol)=44.48g$

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What is meant by collision theory?

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Answer:

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Answer:

The correct option is e

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10. Identify the products in the combustion of methane.

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KE_avg = 3/2(8.314/1)(100+273)
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