Examples of elements belonging to $s, p, d$ or $f -$ block are given below. Identify the wrong example.

s -

block element - Caesium

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p -

block element - Barium

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d -

block element - Chromium

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f -

block element - Thorium

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Solution

The correct option is A $p -$ block element - Barium
Barium is $s -$ block element. It is alkaline earth metal. It belongs to group $I I A$ and has valence shell electronic configuration of $6 s^{2}$ .

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What are the characteristics of s, p ,d, f block elements?

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The correct statement (s) from the following is/are:

i) All the d and f-block elements are metals.

ii) All d and f-block elements form coloured ions.

iii) All d and f-block elements are paramagnetic.

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