Which block of the periodic table contains elements with the... | CHEMISTRY - ELECTRONIC CONFIGURATIONS AND TYPES OF ELEMENTS - s-, p-, d-, f-BLOCKS | SolveeIt | Solveeit

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Question

Which block of the periodic table contains elements with the general electronic configuration $(n - 2)f^{1 - 14}(n - 1)d^{0 - 1}ns^{2}$ ?

A

s – block

B

p - block

C

d- block

D

f – block

Answer

f – block

Explanation

Solution

: $(n - 2)f^{1 - 14}(n - 1)d^{0 - 1}ns^{2}$ is the general electronic configuration of f – block or inner transition elements in which 2 shells prior to the outermost shell are incomplete.