Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Atomic structure and the Periodic Table

Atomic structure and the Periodic Table — practice question

Which statement concerning elements in the Periodic Table is correct?

  • AA potassium ion, $\text{K}^+$, has the same electronic configuration as a chloride ion, $\text{Cl}^-$.
  • BThe electronic configuration of a $\text{Ca}^{2+}$ ion is $2,8,8,2$.
  • CThe halogens are in Group VI and so their atoms have six electrons in their outer shell.
  • DMagnesium is in Period $3$ and so a magnesium ion, $\text{Mg}^{2+}$, has three occupied electron shells.

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