nickel
scandium
Scandium is a transition metal with atomic number 21. Its electronic configuration is [Ar] 3d1 4s2.
In its compounds, scandium typically exhibits only the +3 oxidation state, as the loss of all three valence electrons (one from the 3d orbital and two from the 4s orbital) results in the Sc3+ ion.
Other transition metals like zinc, nickel, titanium, and iron can exhibit multiple oxidation states, including +2, +4, etc., but scandium is the only one that predominantly exhibits the +3 oxidation state.
ΔS would be negative for which of the following reactions?
(I) \( {CaCO}_3(s) \rightarrow {CaO}(s) + {CO}_2(g) \)
(II) \( {Ag}^+(aq) + {Cl}^-(aq) \rightarrow {AgCl}(s) \)
(III) \( {N}_2(g) + 3{H}_2(g) \rightarrow 2{NH}_3(g) \)
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Kepler's second law (law of areas) of planetary motion leads to law of conservation of