Using Table 2.2, determine the number of covalent bonds that are possible for atoms of the following elements: germanium, phosphorus, selenium, and chlorine.
Table 2.2 Expected Electron Configurations for Some Common Elementsa
Element | Symbol | Atomic Number | Electron Configuration |
Hydrogen | H | 1 | 1s1 |
Helium | He | 2 | 1s2 |
Lithium | Li | 3 | 1s22s1 |
Beryllium | Be | 4 | 1s22s2 |
Boron | B | 5 | 1s22s22p1 |
Carbon | C | 6 | 1s22s22p2 |
Nitrogen | N | 7 | 1s22s22p3 |
Oxygen | O | 8 | 1s22s22p4 |
Fluorine | F | 9 | 1s22s22p5 |
Neon | Ne | 10 | 1s22s22p6 |
Sodium | Na | 11 | 1s22s22p63s1 |
Magnesium | Mg | 12 | 1s22s22p63s2 |
Aluminum | Al | 13 | 1s22s22p63s23p1 |
Silicon | Si | 14 | 1s22s22p63s23p2 |
Phosphorus | P | 15 | 1s22s22p63s23p3 |
Sulfur | S | 16 | 1s22s22p63s23p4 |
Chlorine | Cl | 17 | 1s22s22p63s23p5 |
Argon | Ar | 18 | 1s22s22p63s23p6 |
Potassium | K | 19 | 1s22s22p63s23p64s1 |
Calcium | Ca | 20 | 1s22s22p63s23p64s2 |
Scandium | Sc | 21 | 1s22s22p63s23p63d14s2 |
Titanium | Ti | 22 | 1s22s22p63s23p63d24s2 |
Vanadium | V | 23 | 1s22s22p63s23p63d34s2 |
Chromium | Cr | 24 | 1s22s22p63s23p63d54s1 |
Manganese | Mn | 25 | 1s22s22p63s23p63d54s2 |
Iron | Fe | 26 | 1s22s22p63s23p63d64s2 |
Cobalt | Co | 27 | 1s22s22p63s23p63d74s2 |
Nickel | Ni | 28 | 1s22s22p63s23p63d84s2 |
Copper | Cu | 29 | 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s1 |
Zinc | Zn | 30 | 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s2 |
Gallium | Ga | 31 | 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p1 |
Germanium | Ge | 32 | 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p2 |
Arsenic | As | 33 | 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p3 |
Selenium | Se | 34 | 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p4 |
Bromine | Br | 35 | 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p5 |
Krypton | Kr | 36 | 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p6 |
aWhen some elements covalently bond, they form sp hybrid bonds.This is especially true for C, Si, and Ge.
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