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Choose the correct orbital diagram showing valenceelectrons, and give the conden

ID: 687973 • Letter: C

Question

Choose the correct orbital diagram showing valenceelectrons, and give the condensed ground-state electronconfiguration for the element.

Ba



a. [Cs] 6s1
[Cs]
    6s

b. [Xe]6s2
[Xe]

     6s

c. [Xe]6s2
[Xe]
      6s

d. [Xe]6s25d2
[Xe]  
    6s      5d

e. none ofthese Answer is B but can some one help explain it well Will ratelife saver! Thanks Choose the correct orbital diagram showing valenceelectrons, and give the condensed ground-state electronconfiguration for the element.

Ba



a. [Cs] 6s1
[Cs]
    6s

b. [Xe]6s2
[Xe]

     6s

c. [Xe]6s2
[Xe]
      6s

d. [Xe]6s25d2
[Xe]  
    6s      5d

e. none ofthese Answer is B but can some one help explain it well Will ratelife saver! Thanks Answer is B but can some one help explain it well Will ratelife saver! Thanks

Explanation / Answer

[Xe]6s2 should be the right question because Ba isin the second column of the S-block column; like Ca,Be,Mg,Sr, andRa. Hope this will be helpful.