The electron configuration of an element is shown below.
1s22s22p63s23p6
Name the group this element belongs to in the periodic table and explain your answer.
Based on the electron configuration, write one chemical property of this element.

Which statement best summarizes the importance of ernest rutherford’s gold foil experiment? it proved that all of john dalton’s postulates were true. it verified j. j. thomson’s work on the atomic structure. it showed that an electron circles a nucleus in a fixed-energy orbit. it showed that a nucleus occupies a small part of the whole atom.