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Properties of the elements are given below. Where would you locate the following elements in the periodic table? (a) A soft metal stored under kerosene (b) An element with variable (more than one) valency stored under water. (c) An element which is tetravalent and forms the basis of organic chemistry (d) An element which is an inert gas with atomic number 2 (e) An element whose thin oxide layer is used to make other elements corrosion resistant by the process of “ anodising”

ScienceClass 10CBSEAnswered 27 Mar 2026
Answer

Soln:

  1. Sodium Group 1 Period 3
  2. Phosphorus Group 15 Period 3
  3. Carbon Group 14 Period 2
  4. Helium Group 18 Period 1
  1. Aluminium Group 13

Period 3

Science · Class 10