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Valence electrons are defined as the electrons located in the highest energy level of an atom.
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Is it true that valence electrons are defined as the electrons located in the highest energy level of an atom?
Yes. Valence electrons are standardly defined as those located in the outermost shell or highest principal energy level of an atom.
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Wikipedia: Valence electron. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valence_electron
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Notes that electrons determining valence are those with the highest energy.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Valence electron. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valence_electron
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Defines valence electrons as the electrons in the highest occupied principal energy level of an atom.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 2.09%3A Valence Electrons. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Mendocino_College/Introduction_to_Chemistry_(CHM_200)/02%3A_Atoms_and_Elements/2.09%3A_Valence_Electrons
Explains that electrons of the outermost energy level determine stability and bonding.
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OpenStax: OpenStax Biology 2e: 2.1 Atoms, Isotopes, Ions, and Molecules: The Building Blocks. (n.d.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/biology-2e/pages/c555a265-6305-4b1a-be14-c4b1e853ac89@
Explicitly defines valence electrons as the electrons in an atom with the highest value of n.
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Wikibooks: Wikibooks: High School Chemistry/Electron Configurations of Main Group Elements. (n.d.). Wikibooks. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/High_School_Chemistry/Electron_Configurations_of_Main_Group_Elements
Defines valence electrons as those in the highest occupied principal energy level.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 3.4%3A Core and Valence Electrons. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Fresno_City_College/Introductory_Chemistry_Atoms_First_for_FCC/03%3A_Light_Electrons_and_the_Periodic_Table/3.4%3A_Core_and_Valence_Electrons
Notes that electrons of the outermost energy level determine energetic stability and bonding.
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OpenStax: OpenStax Biology for AP® Courses: 2.1 Atoms, Isotopes, Ions, and Molecules: The Building Blocks. (n.d.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/biology-ap-courses/pages/3089152a-8630-4b98-abcf-22b3e503dc73@
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