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Element X has an electron configuration that ends with 5p6. Which of the following describes this atom correctly?

a. unstable metal
b. noble gas
c. alkali metal
d. unstable nonmetal

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the answer is d noble gas because the very last column on the periodic table is all the noble gases
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