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The outer electronic configuration is given for an element and we have to find if it is a noble gas or a metalloid.

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Noble gases are elements which are inert as they have completely filled outer electronic configurations.

Metalloids are elements which have properties between that of metals and non metals aas they have an electronic configuration in which orbital is partially filled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Principles of Chemistry Molecular Approach
3rd Edition, 2014
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ISBN: 9780321971944

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