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The ion Y2− has the electronic configuration 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6. Where is element Y placed in the periodic table?
Y2− has 18 electrons, so the neutral atom has 18 − 2 = 16: sulphur, 3s2 3p4, in period 3, group 16. Reading the ion’s configuration as the atom’s gives argon (group 18), and adding two electrons instead of removing them gives calcium.
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