How many unpaired electrons are in a Mg atom?

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How many unpaired electrons are in a Mg atom?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-19T13:56:31

In the ground state of magnesium, none of the valence electrons are unpaired.

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The ground state of Mg is #1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2# so you see that the valence electrons are paired in the #3s# subshell. No valence electrons are unpaired here.

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