JEE Main Chemistry question
'X' and 'Y' are -block elements placed in group 12 of the modern periodic table. 'X' is in period 4 and 'Y' is in period 5. How many elements are placed between 'X' and 'Y' in the modern periodic table?
Answer: 17
Solution
X is Zn () and Y is Cd (); the number of elements strictly between them is . The answer is 17.