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Find the valance shell and valance electron nitrogen

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The number of valence electrons is the number of electrons in the outer shell, that the atom uses for bonding. Nitrogen has 5 electrons in its n=2 (outer) shell. There is a quick way of identifying the number of valence electrons - it is the same as the Group number.

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