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What determines the chemical properties of an atom?
What determines the chemical properties of an atom?
- The total number of electrons in the atom
- The number of electrons in the outermost shell (correct)
- The number of protons in the nucleus
- The number of neutrons in the nucleus
Which electron shell is closest to the nucleus?
Which electron shell is closest to the nucleus?
- N shell
- L shell
- M shell
- K shell (correct)
What is the significance of a full valence shell in an atom?
What is the significance of a full valence shell in an atom?
- It makes the atom radioactive
- It makes the atom stable and unreactive (correct)
- It makes the atom toxic
- It makes the atom highly reactive
What determines the chemical properties of an atom?
What determines the chemical properties of an atom?
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What is the maximum number of electrons that the K shell can hold?
What is the maximum number of electrons that the K shell can hold?
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What is the valence shell of an atom?
What is the valence shell of an atom?
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