The subshell in which the last electron enters decides the block to which an element belongs.
In group 1 and group 2 elements, the last electron is filled in the s...
The general outer electronic configuration of the d-block elements is ns0-2 (n-1)d1-10 while the general outer electronic configuration of the f-block elements is ns2 (n-1)d0-1 (n-2)f1-14.
s-Block elements:
s-Block contains group 1 and group 2 elements.
It contains only metals.
The last electron in the s-block elements enters in s orbital.
General outer electronic configuration of s-block elements is ns1-2.
e.g....
d-block (transition) elements and f-block (inner transition) elements exhibit very small change in atomic radii.
Therefore, the transition and inner transition elements belonging to the individual series have similar chemical properties.
Their...