Give the number of valance and core electrons for each. Valence electrons are from
the group number. Core electrons are not valence electrons. It is valence electrons
that are gained or lost in a chemical reaction.
Na has__1__ valence electrons and _2_ core electrons
Na+¹ has__3__ valence electrons and __4__ core electrons
K has__5__ valence electrons and __6__ core electrons
K+1 has__7__ valence electrons and __8__ core electrons
Mg has__9__ valence electrons and _10_ core electrons
Mg+2 has__11__ valence electrons and __12__ core electrons
Ar has__13__ valence electrons and __14_ core electrons
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3 Ε. 4 F. 5 G. 6 H. 7 I. 8
J. 9 Κ. 10 L. 11 M. 12 Ν. 13 Ο. 14 P. 15 Q. 16 R. 17
S. 18 T. 19 U. 20