How many valence electrons does Molybdenum (element #42) have?

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How many valence electrons does Molybdenum (element #42) have?

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One Response to “How many valence electrons does Molybdenum (element #42) have?”

  1. stevieDB9 Says:
    November 17th, 2008 at 10:31 am

    electronic structure:

    1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d4

    Mo is a 4d element it has 6 valence electrons (5s2 and 4d4 are the 6 valence electrons)

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