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This is the [emphasize] total number of symmetry operations in the C-sub-s and C-sub-i point groups, and the Mulliken symbol (10[1])“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 (10[1])distinguishes L-type ligands in LXZ (-5[1])notation. In octahedral and tetrahedral metal complexes, d orbitals split into this many discrete energy (10[1])levels. Body-centered cubic structures contain this (-5[1])many aggregate atoms per unit cell. This is (0[1])the (10[1])azimuthal quantum number of d orbitals. (10[1])This many lone pairs are present on the central atom of xenon tetrafluoride, making it square planar. P-orbitals have this many (-5[1])“lobes.” For 10 points, linear molecules have how (10[2])many electron groups situated around the central (10[1])atom? (10[1])■END■

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