Question

Where would you locate the element with electronic configuration 2,8 in the Modern Periodic Table?

Options

•  Group 8

• Group 2

• Group 18

• Group 10

Answer 1

Group 18

Explanation -

According to the electronic configuration of the element, it has electrons occupying the first two shells so, it belongs to the second period. As the number of valance electrons is 8, so this element belongs to the eighteenth group in the modern periodic table.