Nitrogen has three unpaired electrons in outermost shells according to:
Correct answer: C. Hund's rule
- A. Aufbau principle
- B. Pauli's exclusion principle
- C. Hund's rule
- D. Le Chatelier's principle
Explanation
Correct option is C. Thus, nitrogen contains three unpaired electrons following Hund's rule of maximum multiplic According to this rule, electron pairing in any orbital (s, p, d or f) does not take place until each orbital of the a subshell contains one electron with paralell spin.The electronic configuration of nitrogen is 1s2 2s2 2p3. Nitrogen is Trivalent.FTB Pg42
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