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How is the number of shells in an atom related to the position of the element on the periodic table?

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The number of shells are called period ,so in the periodic table there are places under a column written periods in bib charts

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The groups on the periodic table are arranged by valence electron number. (Ex. Group 2 has 2 valence electrons in the electron configuration
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