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Organic Chemistry

How to determine vacant orbitals In an atom and ion?for ex-In carbon and c+

Profile image of Vinay Shekhar
13 Years agoGrade
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Profile image of Vikas TU
13 Years ago

Write the electronic configuration of all the elements and then decide!

TThus carbon has its E.C :

1s2 2s2 2p2

 

and C+ =  1s2 2s2 2p1

thus no empty p = orbitals

 

plz approve!

Profile image of rohit yadav
13 Years ago

write the electronic configuration

Profile image of vivek kumar
13 Years ago

well u just need to look for the bonding and antibonding