In the long form of the periodic table the valence shell electronic configuration of `5s^(2)5p^(4)` corresponds to the element present in:

Options

A. group 17 and period 6
B. group 17 and period 5
C. group 16 and period 6
D. group 16 and period 5

Answer

D

Explanation

`5s^(2),5p^(4)` configuration is actually` ,""_(36)[Kr]5s^(2),4d^(10),5p^(4)` i.e., 5th period and group 16 and the element is tellurium .