A student claims that the more valence electrons an element has, the more reactive it is. Which is an accurate counterargument to this student's claim?

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Anastasia Ryan

12 July, 14:58

A student claims that the more valence electrons an element has, the more reactive it is. Which is an accurate counterargument to this student's claim?

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Larry Pittman · Answer 1

The valence electrons are the number of electrons in the outermost electron shell of an atom. The reactivity of an atom depends on its tendency to achieve the octet rule which means that the last shell should have 8 electrons.