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Chemistry Classification of Elements and Periodicity Statement Based Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 13, 2026

Consider the following statements.

Statement I The element with the lowest atomic number that has a ground state electronic configuration of is located in the fifth period.
Statement II has the same number of electrons in the outermost as well as in the penultimate shell.
choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

A
Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
B
Statement I is true, but Statement II is false.
C
Statement I is false, but Statement II is true.
D
Both Statement I and Statement II are true..

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The correct answer is:
C

Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

The corrected form of Statement I is: The element with the lowest atomic number that has a ground state electronic configuration of and is located in the fourth period.

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