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The s- block elements of the periodic table are those in which the last elctron enters the s-subshell of the____ shell.

A

penultimate

B

antepenultimate

C

outermost

D

foremost

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Last electron, also called differentiating electron, enters the s-orbital of the last shell. Thus their general valence shell electron configuration is `ns^(1//2)`.
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