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Valence Electrons & Quantum Numbers Guide

This document contains an exercise with three parts about valence electrons, quantum numbers, and oxidation numbers. Part A asks students to determine the number of valence electrons for 10 elements. Part B asks students to write the complete set of quantum numbers (n, l, ml, ms) for the valence electrons of several elements. Part C asks students to determine the oxidation number of each element in various chemical formulas using the rules for assigning oxidation numbers.

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Valence Electrons & Quantum Numbers Guide

This document contains an exercise with three parts about valence electrons, quantum numbers, and oxidation numbers. Part A asks students to determine the number of valence electrons for 10 elements. Part B asks students to write the complete set of quantum numbers (n, l, ml, ms) for the valence electrons of several elements. Part C asks students to determine the oxidation number of each element in various chemical formulas using the rules for assigning oxidation numbers.

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Exercise #7: Valence Electron, Quantum Number and Oxidation Number


Part A. Valence Electron
Determine the number of valence electron in the atoms below.

1. Phosphorus _______ 6. Potassium ________


2. Calcium _______ 7. Helium ________
3. Nitrogen _______ 8. Magnesium ________
4. Iron _______ 9. Sulfur ________
5. Argon _______ 10. Lithium ________

Part B. Quantum Numbers


Write the complete set of quantum numbers that represent the valence electrons for the
following elements:

n – Principal Quantum Number: represents the energy level the electron is in, linked to the
periods of the periodic. Can be 1 – 7 (Please refer in each rows).

l – Orbital Shape Quantum number: represents the shape of the orbital- s, p, f, d.


Example: (0 = s), (1 = p), (2 = d), (3 = f)

ml – Magnetic quantum number: represents the number of orbits.


Example: (l = 0) -> (ml = 0)
(l = 1) -> (ml = -1, 0, 1)
(l = 2) -> (ml = -2, -1, 0, 1, 2)
(l = 3) -> (ml = -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3)

ms – Spin Quantum number: represents the electron and its spin. (Arrow up = +1/2)
(Arrow down = -1/2)

Electron Configuration n l ml ms
1s 2

3d3
4f10
6s1
5p5

Part C. Oxidation Numbers

Directions: Use the Rules for Assigning Oxidation Numbers to determine the oxidation number assigned
to each element in each of the given chemical formulas.
Formulas Elements and
Oxidation Numbers
Cl2 Cl
Cl-1 Cl
Na Na
Na+ Na
O2 O
N2 N
Al+3 Al
H2O H O
NO3-1 N O
NO2 N O

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