A. The electron configuration for nitrogen is 1 s 2 2 s 2 2 p 3 , so it has five
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Question
A. The electron configuration for nitrogen is 1s22s22p3, so it has five valence electrons. B. Main-group elements in the same group have the same number of valence electrons. C. The elements in the s-block can have up to two valence electrons. D. The group numbers of the main-group elements are the sum of the number of s and p valence electrons. E. An element in Group IVA will have six valence electrons.
Explanation / Answer
E