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Exercise 1:
The electronic configuration of magnesium is shown below:
Mg : 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2
Determine its position in the periodic table.
Exercise 2:
Identify the positions of the elements P, Q, R, S and T in the periodic table.
P : 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6
Q : 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p5
R : 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2
S : 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d3 4s2
T : 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6