Answer:
Potassium
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1
Explanation:
The atom having only one electron its outermost shell must belong to an element in group one of the periodic table.
Having noted that, we proceed to find out what element in group one that has the atom just described in the question.
That atom must belong to an element in the fourth period. The only group 1 element in the fourth period is potassium.
The electron configuration of potassium is;
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1
Answer:
(b) Both have the same number of valence electrons.
Step-by-step explanation:
We find the most striking chemical similarities between two Main Group elements when they are in the same Group of the Periodic Table.
Elements in the same Group have the same number of valence electrons.
(a) is <em>wrong</em>, because elements in the same group have <em>different masses</em>.
(c) is <em>wrong,</em> because atoms with the same number of protons belong to the s<em>ame element</em>.
(d) is wrong, because elements in the same Group must be in .
<em>different Periods.</em>
Answer:
Isotopes of an element are atoms of the same element that have different number of neutrons.
In an experiement things that are changing are called variables.
