This is because oxygen (2.8.6) requires two electrons on its valence shell to attain stable configuration (2.8.8). Hydrogen (1) on the other hand requires one electron on its valence shell to attain stable configuration (2). Therefore in a covalent bond, it requires two hydrogen and one oxygen to share electrons and achieve stable configuration.
Take mass of zinc divided by the relative molecular mass - 30 for zinc ( from periodic table)
The answer to this question will be C
The answer is 7. Valence electrons are the electrons in the very last shell, so we need to look at the outer “circle” and count the electrons, or the little black dots. There are 7 in the last shell.
