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Grade 11Vectors

the number of unpaired electrons in a paramagnetic diatomic molecule of an element with atomic number 16 is

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9 Years agoGrade 11
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9 Years ago
@ vansh 
2 unpair electron will be their , sulpher have 16 electron .so, its outer electronic configuration will be 
1s2 , 2s2 , 2px2 , 2py2 , 2pz2 , 3s2 , 3px2 , 3py1 , 3pz1 . 
so, it have 1 unpair electron in 3py and 1 unpair electron in 3pz .