Atomic structure

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Question 13
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Henry Moseley's work in 1913 on X-ray spectra led to a fundamental revision of how elements are arranged in the periodic table.

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Describe one major difference in how elements are ordered in the modern periodic table compared to Mendeleev's periodic table.

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b.

The electronic configuration of argon is 2,8,82,8,82,8,8. State and explain the chemical reactivity of argon.

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Neon has two main stable isotopes: 1020Ne^{20}_{10}\text{Ne}1020​Ne and 1022Ne^{22}_{10}\text{Ne}1022​Ne. Complete the table below to show the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in an atom of each isotope:

Subatomic particle1020Ne^{20}_{10}\text{Ne}1020​Ne1022Ne^{22}_{10}\text{Ne}1022​Ne
Protons
Neutrons
Electrons
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