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Right or wrong sentence. The number of shields decreases as the calculation goes down from top to bottom.

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Question

Right or wrong sentence.

The number of shields decreases as the calculation goes down from top to bottom.

Options

  • Right

  • Wrong

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True or False
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Solution

The given sentence is wrong.

Explanation:

As one goes down a group in the periodic table, the number of electron shells increases because each successive element occupies the next higher principal energy level (period), so atoms lower in the group have more shells (e.g., Li vs Na).

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Chapter 2: Periodic Classication of Element - Right or Wrong sentence [Page 20]

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SCERT Maharashtra Science and Technology Part 1 [English] Standard 10 Maharashtra State Board
Chapter 2 Periodic Classication of Element
Right or Wrong sentence | Q 15. | Page 20

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