Which of the following elements has the electronic configuration ending in 4p5?

Practice Questions

Q1
Which of the following elements has the electronic configuration ending in 4p5?
  1. Br
  2. Cl
  3. I
  4. At

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

Which of the following elements has the electronic configuration ending in 4p5?
  • Step 1: Understand that electronic configuration describes how electrons are arranged in an atom.
  • Step 2: Recognize that '4p5' means we are looking at the p-block of the periodic table, specifically the 4th energy level (n=4) and the p subshell with 5 electrons.
  • Step 3: Identify that the p subshell can hold a maximum of 6 electrons, so '4p5' indicates that we are looking for an element that has 5 electrons in the p subshell.
  • Step 4: Recall that the p-block elements start from group 13 to group 18 in the periodic table.
  • Step 5: Count the total number of electrons to find the atomic number. The configuration '4p5' means there are 35 total electrons (2 from 1s, 2 from 2s, 6 from 2p, 2 from 3s, 6 from 3p, 2 from 4s, and 5 from 4p).
  • Step 6: Look up the element with atomic number 35 in the periodic table, which is Bromine (Br).
  • Step 7: Conclude that Bromine (Br) has the electronic configuration ending in 4p5.
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