The Mississippi river runs through 10 states in total before emptying out in the gulf of Mexico.
Valence electrons, then, are electrons in the outermost shell of the atom that determine an atom's or group's ability to bond with others. In chemistry, a group refers to two or more atoms that are specifically arranged.
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The continental crust is made up of rocks that consist primarily of silica and alumina called the "sial". The next layer of the Earth is called the mantle.