Given below are some elements of the modern periodic table : 4Be, 9F, 14Si, 19K, 20Ca.
Given below are some elements of the modern periodic table :
4Be, 9F, 14Si, 19K, 20Ca.
(i) Select the element that has one electron in the outermost shell and write its electronic configuration.
(ii) Select two elements that belong to the same group. give reason for your answer.
(iii) Select two elements that belong to the same period. Which one of the two has bigger atomic size ?
1 Answers
(i) 19K (Potassium) is the element that has one electron in the outermost shell.
Electronic configuration = 2,8,8,1
(ii) 4Be (Beryllium) and 20Ca (Calcium) belong to the same group because they have same number of valence electrons.
Be=2,2 and Ca = 2,8,8,2
(iii) Beryllium (Be) and Fluorine (F) have the same period i.e., a second period which has 2 shells (K and L) whereas Potassium (K) and Calcium (Ca) also belong to same period i.e., the fourth period which has 4 shells (K, L, M and N).