Identify the following neutral elements by their condensed electron configuratio
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Question
Identify the following neutral elements by their condensed electron configurations. (Enter the chemical symbol or name of the element.)
(i) [Kr] 5s1 4d10
(ii) [Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d7
(iii) [Ar] 4s2 3d10 4p4
(iv) [Kr] 5s1 4d4
(v) [Xe] 6s1 4f14 5d10
(vi) [Kr] 5s2 4d10 5p4
(b) Based on the electron configurations in part (a), which of the identified elements will have similar properties? Explain. (Enter the chemical symbols of the elements. Separate substances in a list with a comma.)
Elements with similar electron configurations, regardless of which shell each subshell is in, will likely have similar properties.
There are two atoms with the same number of electrons in the outermost d subshell. They are the following two.
Explanation / Answer
(iii) [Ar] 4s2 3d10 4p4 = Germanium
(vi) [Kr] 5s2 4d10 5p4 = Tin(Sn)
both Ge, Sn belongs to same group and also having same no of valence electrons.so that these two elements having similarity in their properties.