Question

According to Hund's rule, what's the expected magnetic behavior of vanadium (V)?Question options:A) ParamagneticB) DiamagneticC) FerromagneticD) Non-magnetic

Answer 1

Answer

A) Paramagnetic

Explanation

To determine the magnetic behavior of vanadium (V), you must write the electron configuration for V.

The atomic number of vanadium is 23 and its electron configuration is:

$1s^2\text{ }2s^2\text{ }2p^6\text{ }3s^2\text{ }3p^6\text{ }4s^2\text{ }3d^3$

It has 3 unpaired d- electrons, so according to Hund's rule, Paramagnetic is the expected magnetic behavior of vanadium (V).

Hence, the correct answer is option A) Paramagnetic.