(a) Define valency of an element. What valency will be shown by an element having atomic number 14 ?
(b) What is the relation between the valency of an element and the number of valence electrons in its atoms ? Explain with examples.
Anything that influences the valence electrons will affect the chemistry of the element. Which one of the following factors does not affect the valence shell? (a) Valence principal quantum number (n) (b) Nuclear charge (Z) (c) Nuclear mass (d) Number of core electrons.
Anything that influences the valence electrons will affect the chemistry of the element. Which one of the following factors does not affect the valence shell?
(a) Valence principal quantum number (n)
(b) Nuclear charge (Z)
(c) Nuclear mass
(d) Number of core electrons.
(a) What are valence electrons? Where are valence electrons situated in an atom ?
(b) What is the number of valence electrons in the atoms of an element having atomic number 13 ? Name the valence shell of this atom.