Question
Question: The element/s present in the \[{4^{th}}\] period is: A.Chlorine B.Iodine C.Fluorine D.Bromin...
The element/s present in the 4th period is:
A.Chlorine
B.Iodine
C.Fluorine
D.Bromine
Solution
A sequential arrangement of elements in a chart, on the basis of atomic number is coined as periodic table. Horizontal rows are called periods and vertical columns are called groups. To approach the question, we should know which elements are present in the fourth period.
Complete answer:
There are a total of seven periods and eighteen groups. In the 4thperiod, there are eighteen elements.
They are named as follow:
Name of the element | Symbol | Atomic number, Nature |
---|---|---|
Potassium | K | 19, alkali metal |
Calcium | Ca | 20, alkaline earth metal |
Scandium | Sc | 21, transition metal |
Titanium | Ti | 22, transition metal |
Vanadium | V | 23, transition metal |
Chromium | Cr | 24, transition metal |
Manganese | Mn | 25, transition metal |
Iron | Fe | 26, transition metal |
Cobalt | Co | 27, transition metal |
Nickel | Ni | 28, transition metal |
Copper | Cu | 29, transition metal |
Zinc | Zn | 30, metal |
Gallium | Ga | 31, metal |
Germanium | Ge | 32, metalloid |
Arsenic | As | 33, metalloid |
Selenium | Se | 34, metalloid |
Bromine | Br | 35, non metal |
Krypton | Kr | 36, radioactive isotopes exist. |
From the above table, we get to know that out of the given options, Br belongs to period 4.
Thus, option D. Bromine is the correct answer to the given option.
Note:
Period 4 is the first period of the transition series. This period contains elements like Potassium and Calcium which are important from a biological point of view. Bromine, an element belonging to group 17 and period4, is the only non-metal that is liquid at room temperature.Krypton has radioactive isotopes and is used in lighting and photography.