Ion Ni- (Minus one)
| Symbol | Ni- |
| Number | 28 |
| Atomic weight | 58.6934000 |
| Latin name | Niccolum |
| English name | Nickel |
Electronic configuration of of Nickel
Ni: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d8 → Ni-:1s22s22p63s23p64s23d9
Same electronic configuration has an ion of Nickel -1 and Zn+1, Ga+2, Ge+3
The order of filling the shells with electrons of Nickel (Ni-): 1s → 2s → 2p → 3s → 3p → 4s → 3d → 4p → 5s → 4d → 5p → 6s → 4f → 5d → 6p → 7s → 5f → 6d → 7p.
On the sub level ‘s’ there might be 2 electrons at most, on ‘p’ - up to 6, on ‘d’ - up to 10 and up to 14 on ‘f’
Nickel has 28 electrons, let's fill electronic layers in described order:
2 electrons on 1s-sub level
2 electrons on 2s-sub level
6 electrons on 2p-sub level
2 electrons on 3s-sub level
6 electrons on 3p-sub level
2 electrons on 4s-sub level
9 electrons on 3d-sub level
Oxidation state of Nickel
Atoms of Nickel in compounds have an oxidation state of 6, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, -1.
The oxidation state is the conditional charge of an atom in a compound: the bond in a molecule between atoms is based on the sharing of electrons, thus, if the atom’s charge virtually increases, then the oxidation state is negative (electrons carry a negative charge), if the charge decreases, then the oxidation state is positive.
Oxidation state of an ion Ni- = -1
Ions of Nickel
Valence of Ni-
Atoms of Nickel in compounds have valence VI, IV, III, II, I.
Valence of Nickel is an ability of an atom Ni to build chemical bounds. The valence is based on electronic configuration of atom: electrons participated in chemical bounds are known as valence electrons. In general the valence is:
The number of possible chemical bounds with other atoms
The valence has no sign.
Quantum numbers Ni 1-
Quantum numbers are defined by the last electron in configuration, for an ion Ni these numbers are N = 3, L = 2, Ml = 1, Ms = -½
Filling an electronic configuration (gif):
Result:
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