Question

A tin atom has 50 electrons. Electrons in the ________ subshell experience the lowest effective nuclear charge.

Answer 1

Answer:

5p

Explanation:

We are given that a tin has 50 electrons.

We have to find in which subshell electrons experience the lowest effective nuclear charge.

We know that the electron in outermost shell experience the lowest effective nuclear charge.

Electronic configuration is given by

$50=1s^22s^22p^63s^23p^64s^23d^{10}4p^65s^24d^{10}5p^2$

Outer most sub-shell is 5p. Therefore, 5p subshell experience the lowest effective nuclear charge because the distance of 5p sub-shell is large from nucleus.

Answer: 5p