The electronic configurations of three elements A, B and C are as follows:A    2,8,1B    2,8,7C    2,4(a) Which of these elements is a metal?
(b) Which of these elements are non-metals?
(c) Which two elements will combine to form an ionic bond?
(d) Which two elements will combine to form a covalent bond?
(e) Which element will form an anion of valency 1?


(a) A is a metal as it has one electron in its last shell.

(b) B and C are non-metals as they have more than 3 electrons in their outer shell.

(c) A and B combine to form an ionic bond as A donates its electron to B.

(d) B and C combine to form a covalent bond as they share electrons to form a compound.

(e) B will form an anion with valency 1 since it needs only 1 electron to complete its octet.

Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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