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Electronic configuration and metallic character MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Three hypothetical elements are labelled X, Y and Z. Their electronic configurations are X: 2, 8; Y: 2, 8, 7; and Z: 2, 8, 2, respectively. Which of the following statements is correct?
Explanation
Element X has the electronic configuration 2, 8, so its outermost shell is complete and it is a noble-gas-like non-metal. Element Y has seven electrons in its outermost shell. It tends to gain one electron to complete that shell, so it is a non-metal. Element Z has two electrons in its outermost shell and tends to lose them, so it is a metal. Therefore, the statement that Y is a non-metal and Z is a metal is correct.
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