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Marysya12 [62]
4 years ago
7

A student explained to the class that helium has 8 valence electrons because it is in group 18. Is the student correct?

Chemistry
1 answer:
lys-0071 [83]4 years ago
5 0
<span>The student is incorrect because helium has 2 valence electrons and it's in group 18 because the first energy level is full. Although helium is placed in Group 18 which generally has 8 valence electrons, it does not have 8 valence electrons as the student suggested. It was grouped together with the noble gases because it exhibits similar properties with them. </span>
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