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A group of elements in the periodic table are given below.
(Boron is the first member of the group and Thallium is the last)
Boron, Aluminium, Gallium, Indium, Thallium
Answer the following questions in relation to the above group of elements :
(c) If the electronic configuration of aluminium is 2, 8, 3, how many electrons are there in the outer shell of thallium ?

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Solution

All the elements in the same group have the same number of valence electrons.
  • Since Aluminium and Thallium belong to the same group 13.
Therefore, Thallium also has 3 electrons in its outer shell.

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