What is number of valence electrons for sodium?
2 Answers
Jul 2, 2016
1 valence electron
Explanation:
Electronic configuration of sodium will be 2,8,1. Here 1st and 2nd shells are complete but 3rd shell is not. So 1 valence electron.
Jul 2, 2016
There is one valence electron in a Sodium atom.
Explanation:
The element Sodium is in the 3rd energy level first column of the periodic table. This means the electron configuration for Sodium is
The valence electrons are found in the highest energy level in the
For Sodium this is