Question

What do you mean by differentiating electron ? With proper examples

Answer 1

hii parwinder ,

The position of an element in the periodic table is based on its valence shell electronic configuration. Based on the type of atomic orbitals which receives the last electron or differentiating electron the elements are categorized as s-, p-, d- and f-block elements.

Answer 2

Explanation:

the last electron that is added when you are building the electronic configuration of an atom is called differentiating electron