What determines the chemical properties of an element?

A.
the number and arrangement of the electrons in an atom

B.
the number of neutrons and protons in an element

C.
the arrangement of all the neutrons, protons, and electrons

D.
the atomic mass of an atom

Question

What determines the chemical properties of an element?	
 
 A.
the number and arrangement of the electrons in an atom
 
 B.
the number of neutrons and protons in an element
 
 C.
the arrangement of all the neutrons, protons, and electrons
 
 D.
the atomic mass of an atom

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here_to_help15 · Answer

The chemical properties of any element is determined by the number of electrons it has in its outermost shell. This determines the valency of the element, and gives us a reference to know which other element to react with to produce a certain product.

Hope this helps!

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k_lynn · Answer

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