FUND. OF PHYSICS (LL)-W/WILEY+NEXTGEN(2)
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Chapter 41, Problem 10Q
To determine
To find:
(a) the location of
(b) the valence electrons.
(c) an electron associated with the 2p subshell in an isolated silicon atom.
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