Given, the electronic configuration of an atom is 2 2 6 2 6 2 3 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s 3d . The outermost shell contains 2 3 4s 3d , so the position of a given element is the fourth period and fifth (2 +3 =5) group. Therefore, the correct option is a.
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