Talk:Valence electron
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This article seems full of misinformation, for instance "Every atom is much more stable, or less reactive, with a full valence shell," well what about Na? It will be in the form of an ion is it has a full shell, Na+, which is not stable at all. This holds for most atoms. And what about "As a general rule, the fewer electrons in an atom's valence shell, the more reactive it is." Fluorine is an extremely (probably one of the most) reactive atom. Theres other errors as well, and I picked these with my huge chemistry knowlege of the first semester of CHEM101. Someone out there must be a chemist or summit like that so please correct this page because I don't have the required knowlege or understanding of chem to do so my self. --LeakeyJee 09:03, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] The stated general rule pertaining to relative reactivity.
"As a general rule, the fewer electrons in an atom's valence shell, the more reactive it is."
This is only true for metals, non metals behave differently, the more e- a nonmetal has the more reactive it is. Fluorine (F), a 7A element is the most electronegative and the most reactive element. F can be bonded to noble gases. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.242.4.11 (talk) 12:51, 8 February 2007 (UTC).
