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How can you determine the number of valence electrons in an atom using the periodic table?

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Answer:

The answer to your question is below

Step-by-step explanation:

Valence electrons are the electrons located in the outermost shell of an atom.

In the periodic table atoms are ordered in groups which considered the valence electrons.

For example:

Group IA: all the atoms in this group have 1 valence electron.

Group IIA: the elements in this group have 2 valence electrons.

Group IIIA: the elements in this group have 3 valence electrons.

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Group VIIA: the elements in this group have 7 valence electrons.

Group VIIIA: the elements in this group have 8 valence electrons.

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