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Grade 12Analytical Geometry

number of unpaired electrons in ni3+ ????
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7 Years agoGrade 12
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7 Years ago

The answer is unpaired electrons. The last three electrons of the d shell in nickel remain unpaired.

In nickels d shell has 8 electrons of which 5 electrons are paired and the remaining three remain unpaired until and unless a strong functional group acts on it.