Nov 2009
Atom X has 8 more electrons than atom Y.
Student 1 says they are in the same group.
Student 2 says they are unreactive.
Which students can be correct?
student 1 student 2
A tick tick
B tick cross
C cross tick
D cross cross
Answer is A. HOW COME?

each full outer shell has 8 electrons .. and.. if it was in group one, Li has 3 electrons, plus 8, you get 11. and you add another 8 electrons, you get 19. there's always 1 electron left on the outermost shell. (which shows that they're in the same group) so your answer must be A or B..
then, they 'can' be unreactive as well , cuz for noble gases, Neon has 10 electrons. Plus 8, you get 18 (Ar). plus another 8, 36 (Kr). and there's always gonna be a full outermost shell... (which shows that they're unreactive), so... yeah both students can be right,

& its tick for student 1 & 2 so its A.