Question

How many electrons do metals have in their outer shell?

Answer 1

i think It has 1 to 3 electrons in it's outermost shell

Answer 2

hey there...

here is ur answer...


lets get an idea of the outer shell popularly called as valence shell.

it is the shell present at the last for every particular element.

generally metals have positive charge because they give off their extra electrons that is valence electrons. and the maximum number of electrons which can be given off 3.

and these electrons given off are consumed by the non metals which have negative charge.

and only electrons present in valence shell can be given off.

now why are they given off?

they are given off to make them self stable and to get a noble gas configuration.

so we can conclude that the number of electrons present in the outermost shell are

1,2,3

hope this helps!