valence shell
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n.
The outermost shell of an atom consisting of the valence electrons.
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The outermost electron shell for a given atom. The number of electrons in this shell determines the conductivity of the atom.
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- lone-pair electrons (physical chemistry)
- s-block element (chemistry)
- VSEPR theory
- hypervalent compounds (chemistry)
- enium ion (organic chemistry)
- core orbital
- octet
- valence (in chemistry)
- Electron affinity (physical chemistry)
- Families of Elements
- inert gas (in chemistry)
- Metal carbonyl (inorganic chemistry)
- Cohesion (solid state physics)
- Oxidation-reduction (inorganic chemistry)
