How many electrons are there in the outermost shell of a group 16 element?

Question

Question

This question was previously asked in

SSC CGL 2021 Tier-I (Held On : 18 April 2022 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 6.

Key Points

The Elements of group 16 such as Oxygen, Sulfur, Selenium, Tellurium, Polonium and all have 6 electrons on the outermost cell.
The 's' valence shells always contain 2 electrons, the 'p' valence shell contains 4 electrons.
The elements present in group 16 consist of oxygen (0), sulfur (S), selenium (Se), tellurium (Te), and polonium (Po).
Of all the elements, only Polonium is radioactive.
Group 16 electron configuration indicates that its members of Group 16 have six elements in its valence shell, and therefore require two elements to complete the octet valency.
Therefore, all the elements of group 16 are negatively charged since they can receive two electrons from other elements.

Important Points