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This is the [emphasize] total number of symmetry operations in the C-sub-s and C-sub-i point (-5[1])groups, and the Mulliken symbol “E” corresponds to a degeneracy of this number in a point group’s character table. This number is the denticity of the ox and en ligands. Donating this many electrons to a metal distinguishes L-type ligands in LXZ notation. In octahedral and tetrahedral metal complexes, d orbitals split into this many discrete energy (10[1]-5[2])levels. Body-centered cubic structures contain this many aggregate atoms per unit cell. This is the azimuthal quantum (10[1])number of d (-5[1])orbitals. (-5[1])This many lone pairs are present on the central atom of xenon tetrafluoride, making it (10[1])square (10[1])planar. P-orbitals have this many “lobes.” For 10 points, linear molecules have how many electron groups situated around the central (10[1])atom? (10[4])■END■

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