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How many valence electrons does an atom of Ba possess?
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
Number of electron in Ba = 56
Electronic configuration is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 6s2
Last shell is n=6
This is valence shell
Number of electrons in n=6 is 2
So, valence is 2
Answer: 2