How many Valence Electronso are there in nitrogen?

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Nam D.
Feb 18, 2018

#5#

Explanation:

A neutral nitrogen atom has #7# electrons. So, it has #2# shells. The first shell can hold up to #2# electrons, so the second shell must be its valence shell. It holds #7-2=5# electrons.

Therefore, nitrogen has #5# valence electrons.

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