An element having electronic configuration 2, 8, 7 will belong to _____ and _____ of modern periodic table.
(a) State modern periodic law.
(b) How does the electronic configuration of the atom of an element relate to its position in the modern periodic table?
(c) How could the modern periodic law remove various anomalies of Mendeleev’s periodic table? Explain with examples.
(d) Is it possible to have an element having atomic number 1.5 placed between hydrogen and helium?
(e) Name the scientist who prepared the modern periodic table.