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How does the valence of each element help you determine the structure of the glucose molecule?

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They determine how reactive the element is with other elements

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The number of valence electrons define how the elements combine. For example, if element A has 3 valence electrons and element B has 5, they would share so that both element satisfies the octet rule. 
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