Write the electron configuration for silicon. Identify the valence electrons in this configuration and the non valence

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Write the electron configuration for silicon. Identify the valence electrons in this configuration and the non valence electrons. From the standpoint of chemical reactivity, what is the important difference between them?
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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0321696724

12th edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward

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