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Atomic Valency

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Explain valence shell and penultimate shell.

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Valence shell is the last shell of the atom containing valence electrons. This shell is also known as Ultimate shell.
Penultimate shell is the shell just before the valence or the ultimate shell .i.e., the second last shell of the atom.

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