{"id":185266,"date":"2025-01-22T09:50:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T09:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=185266"},"modified":"2025-01-22T09:51:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T09:51:00","slug":"how-many-p-electrons-are-there-in-an-atom-of-antimony-sb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/22\/how-many-p-electrons-are-there-in-an-atom-of-antimony-sb\/","title":{"rendered":"How many p electrons are there in an atom of antimony (Sb)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How many p electrons are there in an atom of antimony (Sb)? Click here of a copy of periodic table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>21<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>24<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The Correct Answer and Explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>15<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Electron Configuration of Antimony (Sb):<\/strong><br>Antimony has an atomic number of <strong>51<\/strong>, meaning it has 51 electrons. The electron configuration for antimony is: [<br>1s^2 \\, 2s^2 \\, 2p^6 \\, 3s^2 \\, 3p^6 \\, 3d^{10} \\, 4s^2 \\, 4p^6 \\, 4d^{10} \\, 5s^2 \\, 5p^3<br>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Understanding p Electrons:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The p subshell can hold a maximum of 6 electrons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>P electrons are present in the 2p, 3p, 4p, and 5p orbitals for antimony.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Counting the p Electrons:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2p subshell:<\/strong> (2p^6) \u2192 6 electrons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3p subshell:<\/strong> (3p^6) \u2192 6 electrons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>4p subshell:<\/strong> (4p^6) \u2192 6 electrons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>5p subshell:<\/strong> (5p^3) \u2192 3 electrons Adding these together:<br>[<br>6 \\, (2p) + 6 \\, (3p) + 6 \\, (4p) + 3 \\, (5p) = 15 \\, \\text{p electrons}<br>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Why is this Important?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>P electrons contribute to chemical bonding and determine the reactivity of an element.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The valence p electrons (in the 5p subshell) play a crucial role in antimony&#8217;s ability to form bonds and participate in chemical reactions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Incorrect Options:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>(3, 9, 21, \\text{and } 24): These do not match the sum of p electrons based on antimony\u2019s configuration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, the total number of <strong>p electrons in an atom of antimony (Sb)<\/strong> is <strong>15<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How many p electrons are there in an atom of antimony (Sb)? Click here of a copy of periodic table. 3 21 9 15 24 The Correct Answer and Explanation is : The correct answer is 15. 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