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Published on: August 13, 2026
An element has electronic configuration 
, predict their group and block.
A
Group 
, period 
, block 
, period , block B
Group 
, period 
, block 
, period , block C
Group 
, period 
, block 
, period , block D
Group 
, period 
, block 
, period , block
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
The electronic configuration of an element is given as 
, which predict
that the given element belongs to group 
period and in 
-block. This is because the valence shell is 
, so it is a 
-block element and it has 6 valence electrons, so it's group number would be 16.
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