The outermost subshell-wise electronic configuration of an element Y (Symbol is not real) is $3 s^{2} 3 p^{4}$ . To which period and group does this element belongs?

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The period number is same as the shell number of the outermost shell in the electronic configuration and the group number is for p block elements, by adding 12 to the number of p subshell electrons.
The element Y belongs to, Period = 3, Group = 16

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The outermost subshell-wise electronic configuration of an element Y (Symbol is not real) is 3s2 3p4. To which period and group does this element belongs?

The period number is same as the shell number of the outermost shell in the electronic configuration and the group number is for p block elements, by adding 12 to the number of p subshell electrons. The element Y belongs to, Period = 3, Group = 16

The outermost subshell-wise electronic configuration of an element Y (Symbol is not real) is $3 s^{2} 3 p^{4}$ . To which period and group does this element belongs?

The period number is same as the shell number of the outermost shell in the electronic configuration and the group number is for p block elements, by adding 12 to the number of p subshell electrons.
The element Y belongs to, Period = 3, Group = 16