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Modern Periodic Table — Chemistry STD 11 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceChemistryModern Periodic Table2 Marks
Question
Write the outer electronic configuration of the following using orbital notation method. Justify.
 Po (belongs to period 6 and group 16)
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Answer

a. Po belongs to period 6. Therefore, n = 6.
b. Group 16 indicates that the element belongs to the p-block of the modem periodic table.
c. The general outer electronic configuration of group 16 elements is ns2 np4.
d. Thus, the outer electronic configuration of Po is 6s2 6p4.

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