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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How many electrons will metals generally have in their outer shell?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Metal is not an element! You have to be precise with the specific metal element to get an answer! Metals are a group of elements with some specific properties! So Group one metals have 1 electron in the outer shell while other metals have 2 or 3 and so on!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what about? 0-4 1-3 4-7 4 8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well a true metal will generally have 1-2 electrons in there outer energy level

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it has about 1to 3 electrons in the outer most shell

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