Question

which of the following atomic numbers indicates the element with the highest valence number

6
8
10
14

Answers

Anonymous
I think it'll be 10 because the innermost layer can only hold two electrons and the second inner layer can only hold 8 electrons. The definition of valence electrons is the number of electron on the outermost layer so it'll be 10 as 10 has 8 valence electrons.

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