Step-by-step explanation:
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Electronic configuration of argon, (Atomic number = 18) is 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 4s² 3p⁶
Since argon has fully filled outermost shell. It has no tendency to gain or loose electrons. So the valancy of argon with atomic number 18 is zero.
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Electronic configuration of 10 elements
- Hydrogen (H) - 1s¹
- Helium (He) - 1s²
- Lithium (Li) - [He] 2s¹
- Beryllium (Be) - [He] 2s²
- Boron (B) - [He] 2s² 2p¹
- Carbon (C) - [He] 2s² 2p²
- Nitrogen (N) - [He] 2s² 2p³
- Oxygen (0) - [He] 2s² 2p⁴
- Fluorine (F) - [He] 2s² 2p⁵
- Neon (Ne) - [He] 2s² 2p⁶