The magnet in the following photo is made from neodymium, iron, and boron. (a) Write the electron

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The magnet in the following photo is made from neodymium, iron, and boron. Cengage Leaming/Charles D. Winters A magnet made of an alloy containing the elements Nd, Fe, and B.

(a) Write the electron configuration of each of these elements using an orbital box diagram and noble gas notation.
(b) Are these elements paramagnetic or diamagnetic?
(c) Write the electron configurations of Nd3+ and Fe3+ using orbital box diagrams and noble gas notation. Are these ions paramagnetic or diamagnetic?

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Chemistry And Chemical Reactivity

ISBN: 9780357001172

10th Edition

Authors: John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel

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