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JEE Main 2021Structure Of Atom Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2021 (Online) 20th July Evening Shift

Question

Outermost electronic configuration of a group 13 element, E, is 4s2, 4p1. The electronic configuration of an element of p-block period-five placed diagonally to element, E is :

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Correct answer
D[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2

Step-by-step explanation

The element E is Ga and the diagonal element of 5th period is having outer electronic configuration will be [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2.

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