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JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryClassification of Elements and Periodicity in PropertiesJEE Main

The electronic configuration of barium is . What is the value of 'x'?

Answer: 6

Solution

Barium lies in period 6, so its outermost (valence) electrons occupy the subshell: . Hence .

Question ID VK-138165