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ELECTRON ENERGY LEVEL DIAGRAMS TO3/502 Enter the oxidation state for the monatomic phosphorus species whose electron energy l
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Phosphorus atomic number is 15. and its electronic configuration is,

P(Z=15) : 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3

But here given configuration has 3 more electrons,

hat means phosphorus atom has got 3 electrons and exhibit -3 charge.

So, answer is P-3 ( P-3 ).

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