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Offline Scigatt

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Chlorate and Perchlorate
« on: March 14, 2007, 05:14:27 PM »
Why is ClO3- more reactive than ClO4-?
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Re: Chlorate and Perchlorate
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2007, 05:38:31 PM »
for example:

oxidation state chlorine in chlorate: +5, in perchlorate +7;

Electronic Configuration of Chlorine: [Ne]3s23p5, or 7 electrons more than [Ne], therefore +7 would be more stable than +5
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Re: Chlorate and Perchlorate
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2007, 08:02:07 PM »
Don't forget the octet rule!
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