Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 40 - All About Atoms - Problems - Page 1248: 31a

Answer

The highest occupied subshell for selenium is $4p$

Work Step by Step

The element selenium $(Z=34)$ has $34$ electrons. In its part of the periodic table, the subshells of the electronic states are filled in the sequence $1s\;2s\;2p\;3s\;3p\;3d\;4s\;4p....$ In the given sequence, the electronic configuration of selenium becomes $1s^2\;2s^2\;2p^6\;3s^2\;3p^6\;3d^{10}\;4s^2\;4p^4$ Therefore, the highest occupied subshell for selenium is $4p$
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