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Engineering Chemistry · Q18

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Engineering and GATE · Engineering Chemistry · question 18

Q18

Band theory predicts that magnesium is an insulator. However, in practice it acts as a conductor due to

A.
presence of filled 3s - orbital
B.
overlap of filled 2p and filled 3s - orbital
C.
overlap of filled 3s and empty 3p - orbital
Answer
D.
presence of unfilled 3p - orbital

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
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