Answer:
The number of valence electrons increases from top to bottom within each group.
Explanation:
The valence electrons are the outermost shell electrons.
Therefore, the number of valence electrons does not increase from top to bottom within each of the group.
Down a group, the number of valence electrons remains the same.
For group I elements, the number of electrons is 1.
The group is the vertical arrangement of elements.
From left to right across a period, the number of valence electrons increases because you move from group to group.
