Part E Identify the group of elements that corresponds to the following generalized electron configuration: (noble gas]nsº (n - 1)d10np1
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The group of elements that corresponds to the following generalized electron configuration: [noble gas]ns^2(n - 1)d^10np^1, is Group 13 (also known as IIIA) of the periodic table.
The generalized electron configuration given indicates an element that has a full (n - 1)d subshell, which corresponds to ten d electrons, and a full s subshell with two electrons from the same principal energy level n, plus one additional electron in the p subshell of the same energy level. Since the configuration ends in np^1, this indicates that there is one electron in the p subshell, which is characteristic of elements in Group 13.
Examples of elements in this group include Aluminum (Al), Gallium (Ga), Indium (In), and Thallium (Tl), with Aluminum's electron configuration being [Ne]3s^23p^1 following the pattern described.