Choose all possible values of each quantum number for the electron lost when an ag atom ionizes.

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Agustin Holloway

9 February, 15:05

Choose all possible values of each quantum number for the electron lost when an ag atom ionizes.

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Simon Benson · Answer 1

When silver ionizes, it donates one electron. A neutral Ag atom has 47 electrons. When it ionizes, it becomes 46. The electronic configuration becomes: [Kr]5s¹4d⁹. Thus, the quantum numbers are:

n = 1,2,3,4,5

l = 0,1,2,3,4 || (0 to n-1)

ml = - 4,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4 || (-l to + l)

ms = + 1, - 1