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nydimaria [60]
3 years ago
9

How many valence electrons does a neutral atom of aluminum have?

Chemistry
1 answer:
Tems11 [23]3 years ago
4 0
A. Valence electrons are the electrons on the outermost energy level. If you write out the electron configuration you add all of the electrons on the 3rd energy level. 
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