Electronic configurations and the periodic table
1 mark · EasyWrite the group number for an element with electronic configuration 2,8,8,6.
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Group 6
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Common mistakes: Period 4; Group 4
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A1 · 1 mark · Correctly gives Group 6 for six outer electrons.
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The outer shell has 6 electrons, so the group number is Group 6.