Group 2
number of valence electrons
group 1...is 1 valence. group 2...is 2 valence.
Such atoms belong to a group in the periodic table of elements.
Group 2 metals have 2 valence electrons. In fact, the number of valence electrons of elements can be deduced from the group number (e.g. group VII elements have 7 valence electrons).
Helium has 2 valence electrons. Group 2 elements (alkaline earth metals) also have 2 valence electrons.
The atoms with six valence electrons are the elements of group sixteen. This list includes O, S, Te, Se, and Po. If you would like to answer this yourself, just remember that the last digit of the group number is typically the number of valence electrons that you will have. The exceptions of course are the transitional metals from group 3 to 12 and the lanthanides and actinides like uranium and plutonium. These have 2 valence electrons.
The alkaline earth group has two valence electrons.
All elements in the same A group will have the same number of valence electrons.
Atoms of elements in Groups 13-18 have 10 fewer valence electrons than their groups numbers.However , helium atoms have only 2 valence electrons.
having the same number of electrons in their outermost electron shell. This is known as the valence electrons, which dictate the elements' reactivity and chemical behavior. Elements in the same group tend to react in similar ways because they have the same number of valence electrons.
Hydrogen has 1 valence electron, whereas helium has 2 valence electrons.
The periodic table also has a special name for its vertical columns. Each column is called a group. The elements in each group have the same number of electrons in the outer orbital. Those outer electrons are also called valence electrons.