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Subject: Physical Chemistry · Chapter: Solid State Chemistry · Topic: Solid State – General · Exam: GATE 2005-2021 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium

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
(d)presence of unfilled 3p orbital
Answer
Answer (as printed): C
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