Comments on: How many valence electrons does Molybdenum (element #42) have? http://molybdenuminfo.com/2008/11/13/how-many-valence-electrons-does-molybdenum-element-42-have/ Answering your molybdenum questions Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:52:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: stevieDB9 http://molybdenuminfo.com/2008/11/13/how-many-valence-electrons-does-molybdenum-element-42-have/#comment-15 stevieDB9 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:31:18 +0000 http://molybdenuminfo.com/?p=16#comment-15 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) 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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