Question

Og is the noble gas after Rn. To go from [Rn] to [Og], you must fill four subshells (s, p, d, and f) with a total of 32 electrons. Thus, the atomic numbers of 6th and 7th period elements of the same group differ by 32.

a. To go from [Og] to the next noble gas, however, you would theoretically fill five subshells (s, p, d, f, and g). How many electrons are needed to fill all five subshells?
b. Element 106 in the periodic table is Sg Determine the atomic number of the element just below Sg in the periodic table.

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have to fill five subshells in moving from Og to the next noble gas in the eight period, we have to know the maximum electrons contained in each of those subshells;

s= 2, p=6, d= 10, f= 14, g = 18

This means that we need a total of 50 electrons to fill all the five subshells.

Hence, the element just below Sg in the eight period will have an atomic number of 156.