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The outermost electrons, meaning the ones in the valence shell of the atom.

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The outermost electrons, meaning the ones in the valence shell of the atom.

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the number of electrons orbiting around the nucleus

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What do the chemical properties of atoms depend on?

the way electrons are arranged in the atoms


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