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Use the periodic table to write electron configurations
Chapter 9, Problem 68P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Use the periodic table to write electron configurations for each element.
(a) Se
(b) Sn
(c) Pb
(d) Cd
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
Use the periodic table to write electron configurations for each element.
(a) Se
(b) Sn
(c) Pb
(d) Cd
ANSWER:
Step 1 of 5
Here, we have to use the periodic table to write electron configurations for each element :
Let’s look at the periodic table below :
Periodic table has 4 blocks, which are ‘s’, ‘p’, ‘d’, and ‘f’. Each group in the periodic table has a respective block’s name and the number of electrons it can hold. Based on this we write the electronic configuration.