Answer to Question #195023 in Economics for Phumzile Zondi

Question

Give the relationship between the number if valence electrons in an atoms valence electrons shell and the position of the element on the Periodic Table

Answer 1

The number of valence electrons in an atom is reflected by its position in the periodic table of the elements. Across each row, or period, of the periodic table, the number of valence electrons in groups 1–2 and 13–18 increases by one from one element to the next.