An element 'M' with electronic configuration (2,8,2) combines separately with `(NO_(3))^(-)
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Date: 2020-04-19

An element 'M' with electronic configuration (2,8,2) combines separately with `(NO_(3))^(-),(SO_(4))^(2-) and (PO_(4))^(3-)` radicals. Write the formula of the three compounds so formed . To which group and period of the Modern Periodic Table does the elements 'M' belong ? Will 'M' form covalent or ionic compounds ? Give reason to justify your answer.