The atomic number of an element is 35. What is the total number of electrons present in all the p-orbitals of the ground state atom of that element?

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The atomic number of an element is 35. What is the total number of electrons present in all the p-orbitals of the ground state atom of that element? (A) 6 (B) 11 (C) 17 (D) 23

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The electronic configuration of atom having atomic number 35 is: =1s2,2s22p6,3s23p63d10,4s24p5 The total number of p-electrons are = 6 + 6 + 5 = 17electrons

Q. The atomic number of an element is 35. What is the total number of electrons present in all the p-orbitals of the ground state atom of that element?

6

11

17

23

The electronic configuration of atom having atomic number 35 is: $= 1 s^{2}, 2 s^{2} 2 p^{6}, 3 s^{2} 3 p^{6} 3 d^{10,} 4 s^{2} 4 p^{5}$ The total number of p-electrons are = 6 + 6 + 5 = 17electrons