Question
Write the outer electronic configuration of the following using orbital notation method.
 Po (belongs to period 6 and group 16)

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 $ns ^2 np ^4$.
d. Thus, the outer electronic configuration of $P PO$ is $6 s^2 6 p^4$.

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