How to locate the position of element with atomic number 120 which is not yet discovered ?
1 Answer
You use the order of filling orbitals and your knowledge of the Periodic Table to locate Element 120.
Explanation:
The known elements
The last known element in the Periodic Table is Element 118,
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It is in the lower right-hand corner of the Periodic Table, at the end of Period 7 and the bottom of Group 18.
It is the last element in the
Where is element 120?
We use the order of filing atomic orbitals.
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It shows that the next electrons will go into the
The
That’s just enough electrons to get us from
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You will find it under radium (at. no. 88), so it should be an alkaline earth metal.