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    Jan 16, 2008, 12:59 PM
    Valence Shell
    Which of the following elements has 5 electrons in the valence (outer) shell?
    A) C
    B) B
    C) S
    D) F
    E) P
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    Jan 18, 2008, 09:45 PM
    Look at a Periodic Table, Nitrogen has 5 valence electrons (Oh, wait, that's not one of the choices)
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    Jan 23, 2008, 02:04 PM
    And my answer is that nitrogen (N) has 5 valence electrons... the elment that you wrote doesn't have 5 valence electrons...

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