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Element with pseudo octet configuration in its outermost shell

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a

Gold

b

Platinum

c

Palladium

d

Copper

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

 

  • After gaining or losing an electron, the pseudo – inert gas configuration has '18' electrons instead of '8' electrons in the (n-1) shell electronic configuration.
  • Complete ground state electronic configuration for the Palladium atom, 

                   1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10

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