Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity (9th Edition)

by Kotz, John C.; Treichel, Paul M.; Townsend, John R.; Treichel, David A.

Published by Cengage Learning

ISBN 10: 1133949649

ISBN 13: 978-1-13394-964-0

Chapter 21 The Chemistry of the Main Group Elements - 21-2 The Periodic Table: A Guide to the Elements - Review & Check for Section 21-2 - Page 809: 4

Answer

C. +3

Work Step by Step

The electronic structure of antimony closely resembles that of arsenic, having three half-filled orbitals in the outermost shell. Thus, it can form three covalent bonds and exhibit +3 and −3 oxidation states.

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