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Question
Discuss the general characteristics of Group 15 elements with reference to their electronic configuration.
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Solution
These elements have a valence shell electronic arrangement of the ns2np3 type. As a result, their valence shells contain five electrons, two in the s-subshell and three in the p-subshell. The p-subshell has three unpaired electrons. As a result, every element has a partially filled np-subshell.
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