Question
When moving across a period from left to right in the periodic table (excluding transition elements) which trend occurs? (1 point)
• Valence electrons increase by one.
• Valence electrons decrease by one.
• The energy levels decrease by one.
• The energy levels increase by one.
• Valence electrons increase by one.
• Valence electrons decrease by one.
• The energy levels decrease by one.
• The energy levels increase by one.
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GPT-4o mini
When moving across a period from left to right in the periodic table (excluding transition elements), the trend that occurs is:
**Valence electrons increase by one.**
This is because each successive element in the same period has an additional proton and an additional electron, leading to an increase in the number of valence electrons.
**Valence electrons increase by one.**
This is because each successive element in the same period has an additional proton and an additional electron, leading to an increase in the number of valence electrons.