Element "E" belongs to the period 4 and group 16 of the periodic table. The valence shell electron configuration of the element, which is just above "E" in the group is
Solution
Element E is Selenium (Se)<br/><br/>
Electronic configuration of E is [Ar] 3d<sup>10</sup> 4s<sup>2</sup> 4p<sup>4</sup><br/><br/>
The element which is just above ‘E’ in periodic table
is sulphur, its electronic configuration is [Ne] 3s<sup>2</sup> 3p<sup>4</sup>
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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Periodic Table and Periodicity · Topic: Periodic Trends
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