Question

The electrons present in the outermost shell of an atom are called ______ electrons.

Answer 1

Valence Electrons:

(1)The electrons present in the outermost shell of an atom are called valence shell.

(2)Valence electrons of an element have maximum energy and hence,when they come close to valence electrons of some other element,they either get transferred or shared.With the result,a chemical change takes place.

Therefore,the electrons present in the outermost shell of an atom are called valence electrons.