Chemistry 401

Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry

University of Rhode Island

Homework 1

1. (20 pts) Find the electron configuration (using rare gas notation for filled shells) and ground state term symbol for: Ru²⁺; Ce³⁺; Al; and W³⁺.

2. (30 pts) Give the Lewis structure, formal charge and oxidation number for each atom, the likely σ-bond hybrid on the central atom, the molecular structure, and indicate all of the bond angles for: ReO₄^–; XeF₄; and AlCl₆^3–