Consider sodium, which has an atomic number of 11 and an atomic mass of 23. How many valence electrons does it have?
2 Answers
Jul 6, 2018
In which Group of the Periodic Table, which vertical column, does sodium lie?
Explanation:
This should be pretty obvious. And the number of this Group gives the number of valence electrons...
Jul 6, 2018
Explanation:
Sodium has the electron configuration of
Alternatively, as anor277 stated, one could use the group number (without counting the transition metals) to find the number of valence electrons of an element.