Consider the Two Elements, Sodium (Na) and Magnesium (Mg), Which

question 215

Multiple Choice

Consider the two elements, sodium (Na) and magnesium (Mg) , which occupy the same row in the periodic table of elements. Sodium and magnesium atoms have:

• A)a different number of orbitals.
• B)the same atomic number.
• C)different atomic masses.
• D)the same number of electrons in their outermost orbitals.
• E)different atomic masses and the same number of electrons in their outermost orbitals.

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