What does it mean to be isoelectronic?

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Dwight
May 2, 2017

Having the same configuration of electrons

Explanation:

Examples of particles that are isoelectronic would be:

an argon atom and a (-1) chloride ion. Both have 18 electrons, arranged in the same numbers in the same shells.

a water molecule and a hydronium ion are also isoelectronic. In both cases, we see eight electrons arranged about the oxygen atom, with hydrogen atoms bonded to this central oxygen.

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