The electronic configuration of an element Z is 2, 8, 8.
(a) What is the atomic number of the element ?
(b) State whether element Z is a metal or a non-metal
(c) What type of ion (if any) will be formed by an atom of element Z ? Why ?
(d) What is special about the outermost electron shell of the atom of this element ?
(e) Give the name and symbol of element Z
(f) Name the group of elements to which Z belongs.