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Silicon (atomic number 14) has 4 valence electrons, located in the outermost shell of the atom.
The outer shell of an atom is the valence shell, which contains the valence electrons.
A silicon atom has 4 valence electrons and each hydrogen atom has one valence electron, for a total of 8.
In the outermost shell that has electrons in it, those are called the valence electrons. For example carbon has 6 electrons, but only 4 are valence electrons because there are 2 in the shell in between it and the center of the element and 4 on the outside shell.
That neutral silicon atom has four electrons in its valence shell.
A neutral atom of silicon will have 4 valence electrons. The amount of valence electrons that a neutral atom will have can be found by the atoms group number in the periodic table.
There are 4 valence electrons in each silicon atom within a silicon crystal. Silicon has 4 valence electrons in its outermost shell, as it is in group 14 of the periodic table.
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Silicon (atomic number 14) has 4 valence electrons, located in the outermost shell of the atom.
You can tell if an atom has the same valence as carbon by looking at its outermost electron configuration. Carbon has 4 valence electrons, so any atom with 4 electrons in its outer shell, like silicon, would have the same valence as carbon.
the electrons in the outermost shell of an atom are considered to be the valence electrons.
Valence Electrons
Valence electrons are in the outermost shell of an atom.
The valence shell is the outer most shell or imaginary orbit of an atom containing <8 electrons. The electrons in this shell are called 'valence electrons'.
The valence shell is the outer most shell or imaginary orbit of an atom containing <8 electrons. The electrons in this shell are called 'valence electrons'.
This valence shell has the valence electrons.