Question 6 Which of the given elements A, B, C, D and E with atomic number 2, 3, 7, 10 and 30 respectively belong to the same period?
(a) A, B, C (b) B, C, D (c) A, D, E d) B, D, E
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Solution
Option (b) is correct. The element B, C, D belong to the second period because they have 2 used shells (K and L shell). 'A' belongs to period one as it has only 2 electrons hence only K shell is used. 'E' will be in period 4 (all elements in a row have equal number of shells).