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O-LevelChemistryAtomic Structure5070/11 · May/June 2020 · Q231 Mark

The diagram shows part of the Periodic Table. Which element has the highest proton number and which element has the largest number of valence electrons?

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Ahighest proton number: Ca, highest number of valence electrons: Ca
Bhighest proton number: Ca, highest number of valence electrons: Cl
Chighest proton number: Li, highest number of valence electrons: Ca
Dhighest proton number: Li, highest number of valence electrons: Cl

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B: highest proton number: Ca, highest number of valence electrons: Cl

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Atomic Structure, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2020 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 23.

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