General electronic configuration of outermost and penultimate shell is [Ne](n−1)s2(n−1)p6(n−1)d5ns2. If n=4, then the number of protons in the nucleus will be:
>24
>25
25
30
A
>25
B
25
C
>24
D
30
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Substituting the values, we get the configuration to be [Ne]3s23p64s23d5.
The atomic number is 10+2+6+2+5=25.
Number of proton = Atomic number
Therefore, the number of protons in the nucleus is 25.
Hence, option C is correct.
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