Question

Give the name and the electronic configuration of the second alkali metal.

Answer 1

Step 1: Alkali metals:

Alkali metals are the most reactive metals present in the group IA of the periodic table.

Step 2:

The second alkali metal is Sodium (Na) having atomic number 11. The electronic configuration of the metal is $1{\mathrm{s}}^{2}2{\mathrm{s}}^{2}2{\mathrm{p}}^{6}3{\mathrm{s}}^1$