Metals are lustrous, malleable, ductile, good conductors of heat and electricity. Other properties include: State: Metals are solids at room temperature with the exception of mercury, which is liquid at room temperature
<span>The </span>elements are arranged<span> in order of increasing atomic number. Vertical columns(called groups) contain </span>elements with similar properties. Horizontal rows called periods elements with<span> the same number of atomic orbitals(That's why Hydrogen and Helium are separated from the rest of the table).
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Answer:
[Ne] 3s2 3p2
Explanation:
Neon (Ne) is the noble gas right before silicon (Si).
Then right after neon is the 3s subshell. It has two electrons and is full.
After 3s comes the 3p subshell, and silicon only has two electrons in the 3p subshell (you can just count the electrons in each subshell on your periodic table).
