A neutral atom of an element has 2 K, 8L and 5M electrons. Find out the following. (iii) Total number of p-electrons.

A neutral atom of an element has 2 K, 8L and 5M electrons. Find out th

1.	A neutral atom of an element has 2 K, 8L and 5M electrons. Find out the following. (iii) Total number of p-electrons.
Answer» Solution :The electronic configuration of the element with 2K, 8L and 5M ELECTRONS will be `1s^2 2s^2 2p_x^2 2p_y^2 2p_z^2 3s^2 3p_x^1 3p_x^1 p_y^1 3p_z^1` TOTAL number of p-electrons = 6 + 3 = 9 .