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Number of electrons in Cobalt (ii) & full electron configuration & orbital diagram ( last subshell...

Number of electrons in Cobalt (ii) & full electron configuration & orbital diagram ( last subshell ) valence , and magnetism

do elements with (ii) differ from those without ?

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Cobalt(II) is the same as Co2+ that is, an atom of cobalt that has lost two of its valence electrons. Consequently, Co is not the same as Co(II).

The cobalt atom has 27 electrons, so the Co(II) species has two less than this: 25.

As for the electron configuration:

Co2+: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d7

The orbital diagram (full) is:

It's valence is 2+ and it is paramagnetic, since it has 3 unpaired electrons (in the 3d orbital).

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