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Q.

If 20 electrons are present in 4th  orbit, then the atomic number of that element is 

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a

52

b

68

c

58

d

57

answer is B.

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If there are 20 electrons present in 4th  orbit, then the 4th  orbit has electrons filled as 4s24p6 4d104f2 . According to Aufbau principle and Hund's rule the element would belong to the inner transition series as the last electron enters into f-subshell and would have electronic configuration as 1s22s2 2p63s2 3p64s2 3d104p6 5s24d10 5p66s24f2 .
The atomic number of the element is 58 and the name of the element is Cerium (Ce).
 If 20 electrons are present in 4th  orbit, then the atomic number of that element is 58.

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