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Swinging Electrons

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Students illustrate paramagnetic and diamagnetic differences due to the unfilled and filled valence shells. They prepare saturated solutions and place into test tubes.

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electron configuration, electrons, orbitals

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electron configuration, orbitals, science
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Grade
10th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning
Year
2000

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