【】 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 valence electrons ||How many valence electrons are there in 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 ?

How many valence electrons does 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 have?

To find out valence electrons from 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6,we will do the following steps:

    

              Step-1:

We need to identify valence shell by the principal quantum number (n)of highest value.

From 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6,the highest value of n is 3.

So, third shell is the valence shell and the electrons in 3rd shell is called valence electrons.

                      Step-2:

Now we need to add all the valence electrons.

In 3rd shell,we are getting 3s2 3p6 .

If I add all the valence electrons,we get 2 + 6 = 8 valence electrons in 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6.

From 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6, we get totally 18 electrons.Among these 18 electrons, only 8 electrons are called valence electrons that are situated in the outermost shell (3s2 3p6).

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 is the electron configuration of argon.