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All the noble gases have 8 electrons in their valence shell except helium which have 2 electrons in its valence shell.
The ability of an atom to loss this number of electrons.
The number of valence electrons increases from left to right across a period.
left to right across on a row or a periodic table
The number of valence electrons determine the chemical properties of a particular element. For example, elements in group 1 tend to donate its valence electron away to produce its stable +1 ion. It also explains the formation of -1 ions from group 17 elements (halogens).
All the noble gases have 8 electrons in their valence shell except helium which have 2 electrons in its valence shell.
The ability of an atom to loss this number of electrons.
They have the same number of valence electrons
The number of valence electrons increases from left to right across a period.
Metals are elements belonging to first , second or third group. They have one ,two or three valence electrons (electrons present in the last orbit of an atom). They lose this electrons to gain stability as they are highly unstable and by doing so they react . NOTICE: An atom can only lose the electron if an atom of other element is ready to take it.
left to right across on a row or a periodic table
The number of Valence electrons of an element is the same number as the element's group number. E.g. Hydrogen is in Group 1. Therefore it has 1 valence electron. Another e.g. Oxygen is in Group 6. Therefore it has 6 valence electrons.
Metals will lose electrons, most of the time. If you look at the first group on the periodic table, you will notice that these metals have one valence electron (Li, Na, K etc.). These are known to readily form ionic bonds with the halogens. For example Na and Cl form salt NaCl because the Cl strips the Na of it's valence electron leaving Na with a positive charge and Cl with a negative charge. Because of the differences in charges, they attract each other and form an ionic bond.
The number of valence electrons determine the chemical properties of a particular element. For example, elements in group 1 tend to donate its valence electron away to produce its stable +1 ion. It also explains the formation of -1 ions from group 17 elements (halogens).
You see that there are 8 electrons, which means that the shell is full. Thus, you observe that nobly gases rarely bond.
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The trend of boiling points across a period in the periodic table should decrease from metals to nonmetals. The trend becomes more complicated between metals, the boiling point of metals tends to increase across a period.