Chemistry
How does the electronic configuration in atoms change
(i) in a period from left to right?
(ii) in a group from top to bottom?
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(i) As we move across a period the number of shells remain same & number of valence electrons increases by one.
(ii) As we go from top to bottom in a group the number of shells increases one by one but the number of valence electrons remain the same.
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