What Is the Valence Shell

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Multiple Choice

What is the valence shell?

• A)It is the outermost shell of electrons in an atom.
• B)It is the shell of electrons in an atom that is the least reactive.
• C)It is the last partially filled orbital in an atom.
• D)It is the shell of electrons in element V (atomic no.= 23).
• E)It is the same as the orbital configuration.

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Definitions:

Trichromatic Analysis

A theory of color vision based on the idea that the eye contains three types of color receptors, sensitive to red, green, and blue light.

Primary Colors

A set of colors from which all other colors can be obtained through mixing; in the context of additive color mixing – red, green, and blue; for subtractive mixing – cyan, magenta, and yellow.

Brightness Contrast

Brightness contrast involves the perception of an object's brightness being affected by the brightness of its surroundings, making it appear lighter or darker.

Lateral Inhibition

A neural mechanism that increases contrast and sharpness in visual and auditory pathways by inhibiting neighboring neurons' activity.