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If an element has 8 valence electrons how many dots will be in the elements dot diagram

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Answer: 8 dots.

In the dot diagram the dots represent the valence electrons and each dot represents one valence electrons.

For example Ne has 8 valence electrons, so the dot representation is:

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** Ne **
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