Midterm 2 - Question 5 | General Chemistry 1

General Chemistry 1 - Midterm 2

Molybdenum (Z = 42) has several oxidation states.

1) Write the electronic configuration of Mo knowing it has half-filled valence orbitals.

2) Give a set of quantum numbers for an electron on the outermost shell of Mo.

3) The most stable oxidation states of Mo are +4 and +6. Give the corresponding ions and their electronic configuration