Question

Use of the Data Booklet is relevant to this question.
In which pairs do both species have the same number of unpaired p electrons?
1 O and Cl
+
2 F+ and Ga–
3 P and Ne+

Ans 1 and 2 ( explain pls )

Answer 1

draw the electronic configuration boxes for each element

Answer 2

I'll do first one for you and u do the rest
so
O its electronic configuration is 1s2 2s2 2p4
and so now we'll draw (i'll draw the last shell only, which is 2s2 2p4)


now Cl - last shell configuration is 3s2 3p5 BUT they are showing that \( Cl^+\) which means it lost 1 electron so its configuration now is 3s2 3p4
so we'll draw it