Neodymium is element # 60, and I am haqving trouble finding this out, also if you know the electon configuration, that would be great :)
2007-03-29 13:56:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
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Electrons per shell: 2, 8, 18, 22, 8, 2
Electron Configuration:1s2 2s2p6 3s2p6d10 4s2p6d10f4 5s2p6 6s2
2007-03-29 14:02:24 · answer #1 · answered by Brewmaster 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neodymium has varying numbers of valence electrons, because it is a transition metal and so has varying numbers that it can deploy in bonding and hybridization. When you locate the electron configuration, you will see that the outermost orbital is a 4f.
2007-03-29 14:02:47 · answer #2 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
neodymium has 2 valence electrons in the 6s energy level orbital. Those would be the valence electrons. Remember the fills in before the d or f.
2007-03-29 14:02:41 · answer #3 · answered by dougal c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋