The electron configuration of a cation with a 2+ charge is shown below. 1s22s22p63s23p6
What is the electron configuration for the ion's neutral parent atom? The atom is a main group
element. Name the group that the parent atom likely belongs to on the Periodic Table and identify
one chemical property of the parent atom.

Pegmatites are igneous rocks in which the individual minerals are very large. typically, the minerals are all light-colored quartz, feldspar and muscovite. if you were given a black and white photograph of a pegmatite in a quarry (where the rock has been blasted and broken), what physical properties could you use to identify those three minerals in this hypothetical photo? describe each mineral and the specific diagnostic properties. be specific.