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What can be added to an atom to cause a nonvalence electron in the atom to temporarily become a valence electron

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providing energy to an atom can allow the electron in its non valence shell to obtain energy and move to a higher energy orbital and act as a valence electron.

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and it can be added to an atom to cause a non-valence electron in the atom to temporarily become a valence electron

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