How do you find the number of valence electrons in an element?
1 Answer
Aug 16, 2016
What is the element's Group number?
Explanation:
The Group Number of the element normally specifies the number of valence electrons. Group I and Group II elements have 1 and 2 valence electrons respectively; and the Group III metals have 3 valence electrons. The trend is not so apparent with the transition metals in that the