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Metalloids

Question 5 • GA-GSE Physical Science A

Which metalloid has five valence electrons in the fourth electron shell?

Answer
A
antimony
B
germanium
C
selenium
D
arsenic

Explanation

Arsenic is in period 4, so its outermost electrons are in the fourth shell. It is in group 15, whose elements have five valence electrons. Therefore, the metalloid is arsenic.

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