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An element has $2$ electrons in its fourth shell. State:
(e) is it a metal or non-metal

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The given element has 2 electrons in its fourth or the last shell.
Therefore, it will have a tendency to lose these two electrons to attain the stable octet configuration.
Metals generally have the tendency to lose electrons. Therefore, it is a metal.

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