A student claims that the more valence electrons an element has, the more reactive it is. Which is an accurate counterargument to this student's claim?

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Darin Peterson · Answer 1 · 2018-07-25T13:35:44+0000

The valence electrons are the number of electrons in the outermost electron shell of an atom. The reactivity of an atom depends on its tendency to achieve the octet rule which means that the last shell should have 8 electrons.

A student claims that the more valence electrons an element has, the more reactive it is. Which is an accurate counterargument to this student's claim?

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