Answer to Question #195676 in General Chemistry for jack harvey

Question

An element that has the valence electron configuration 6s26p3 belongs to which

      period and group?

 

           A) period 5; group 5A

           B) period 5; group 7A

           C) period 6; group 5A

           D) period 6; group 7A

           E) period 5; group 8A

Answer 1

Given electron configuration is Bismuth (Bi) and it belong to period 6 and group 5A.

so correct answer is C- period 6, group 5A.

Bismuth -:  the most metallic and the least abundant of the elements in the nitrogen group (Group 15 [Va] of the periodic table). Bismuth is hard, brittle, lustrous, and coarsely crystalline. It can be distinguished from all other metals by its colour—gray-white with a reddish tinge.