what is meant by valence electrons??
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Valence electrons are the electrons in the outermost shell, or energy level, of an atom. For example, oxygen has six valence electrons, two in the 2s subshell and four in the 2p subshell
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❥ᴠᴀʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴜᴛᴇʀᴍᴏꜱᴛ ꜱʜᴇʟʟ, ᴏʀ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ, ᴏꜰ ᴀɴ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ. ꜰᴏʀ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ, ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ ʜᴀꜱ ꜱɪx ᴠᴀʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴꜱ, ᴛᴡᴏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ 2ꜱ ꜱᴜʙꜱʜᴇʟʟ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴏᴜʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ 2ᴘ ꜱᴜʙꜱʜᴇʟʟ.
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