MCQ
Which of the following electronic configurations in the outermost shell is characteristic of alkali metals
- A$(n - 1)\,{s^2}{p^6},\,n{s^2}{p^1}$
- B$(n - 1)\,{s^2}{p^6}{d^{10}},\,n{s^1}$
- ✓$(n - 1)\,{s^2}{p^6},\,n{s^1}$
- D$n{s^2}{p^6}{d^1}$
✓
Answer
Correct option: C.
$(n - 1)\,{s^2}{p^6},\,n{s^1}$
c
(c) Alkali metals have the configuration $(n - 1){s^2}{p^6},n{s^1}$
(c) Alkali metals have the configuration $(n - 1){s^2}{p^6},n{s^1}$
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