The following arrangement of elements in order of decreasing number of outer electrons; One of the elements is wrongly placed. Which is it? ALUMINIUM, CHLORINE, SILICON, MAGNESIUM AND SODIUM.

a

chlorine

b

aluminium

c

silicon

d

magnesium

e

sodium

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John.Tolu
6 years ago

Aluminium has three outermost electrons which places it out lf order with the other elements which have 7, 4, 2 and 1 outermost electrons respectively.

Rockel2
3 years ago

Alluminium
because it would have been SODIUM, ALLUMINIUM, MAGNESIUM, SILICON,and CHLORINE.

Nzoputa
6 years ago

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