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NEED HELP FAST!!!!!!The element argon has _____ valence electrons. (Input only a whole number, such as 7.)

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Argon has 8 valence electrons!

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Argon has 8 valence electrons. It's atomic number is 18, therefore, in the first shell there are 2, the second has 8 and the third also has eight.

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