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How many unpaired electrons in the atom sulfur in ground state?

April 26, 2017Atom electrons ground State sulfur unpaired

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How many unpaired electrons in the atom sulfur in ground state?

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. According to Hund’s rule, the p orbitals must fill up separately first. This results in the first 3 electrons going into separate orbitals, and the fourth then doubles up with the first, leaving the other two p orbitals with unpaired electrons.