Question

Assuming the metals lose all their valence electrons and the nonmetals gain electrons to complete the s-p subshells, which listing below shows the correct information for the element?Elements Electron Structure of Atom Electron Structure of Ion Net Ion Charge:1. sodium 1s22s22p63s1 1s22s22p6 -12. fluorine 1s22s22p4 1s22s22p6 -13. aluminum 1s22s22p63s23p1 1s22s22p6 +3a. The listing for sodium is correct.b. The listing for fluorine is correct.c. The listing for aluminum is correct.d. None of these

Answer 1

Answer: Option (c) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Atomic number of sodium is 11 and its electronic configuration is
`1s^(2)2s^(2)2p^(6)3s^(1)`. When sodium loses one electron then it will attain +1 charge and its electronic configuration will be as follows.

`Na^(+)` :
`1s^(2)2s^(2)2p^(6)`

Atomic number of fluorine is 9 and its electronic configuration is
`1s^(2)2s^(2)2p^(5)`. When fluorine gains an electron then it acquires -1 charge and its electronic configuration is as follows.

`F^(-)` :
`1s^(2)2s^(2)2p^(6)`

Atomic number of aluminium is 13 and its electronic configuration is
`1s^(2)2s^(2)2p^(6)3s^(2)3p^(1)`. When aluminium loses its valence electrons then it acquires +3 charge and its electronic configuration is as follows.

`Al^(3+)` :
`1s^(2)2s^(2)2p^(6)`

Thus, we can conclude that the listing for aluminum is correct.