Beryllium has one outer electron shell with two electrons.
Its elemental weight
Chromium has two electrons in the outer most shell.
There are many elements which have no unpaired electrons in their outer shells. The Noble gasses all have closed shells of valence electrons. The alkali earth metals (Beryllium, Magnesium, Calcium etc) also have no unpaired electrons, although their outer shell is not entirely full.
8 electrons and yes, the Octet rule states this
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The table was organized so that elements of similar properties are in the same group. What (partly) determines reactivity is the number of electrons an atom has in it's ground state. . Within the atom electrons are organized in shells. Atoms are stable when they have 8 electrons in their outer shell (for hydrogen and helium it is 2 electrons.) . Elements of: Group 18 have 8 electrons in their outer shells Group 17 have 7 electrons in their outer shells Group 16 have 6 electrons in their outer shells Group 15 have 5 electrons in their outer shells Group 14 have 4 electrons in their outer shells Group 13 have 3 electrons in their outer shells Groups 3-12 have varied number of electrons in their outer shells Group 2 have 2 electrons in their outer shells Group 1 have 1 electron in their outer shells
7 electrons are on the outer (valence) shells of all halogens
Beryllium has one outer electron shell with two electrons.
The outer shell (N=4) of the copper element has 2 electrons.
Hydrogen has only one valence electrons.
they add or loose electrons from the outer most shells
Berkelium has two electrons on the outer shell.
Its elemental weight
They have 8 electrons on the outermost shell, also known as valence.
Chromium has two electrons in the outer most shell.
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