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Chemical Properties of Metals

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Question

The electronic configuration of an element X is 2,8,6.

i. What is the number of valence electron in an atom of X?

ii. Is it a metal or a non-metal?

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Solution

i. Element X has 6 valence electrons.

ii. The element of group 16 is non-metals. So, X is a non-metal.

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