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The table below lists three characteristics of an atom of an element

Number of protons:10
Number of neutrons:10
Number of Valence Electrons:8

An atom of which element is described by the data in the table?

The table below lists three characteristics of an atom of an element Number of protons10 Number of neutrons10 Number of Valence Electrons8 An atom of which elem class=

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It’s Neon (Ne)

Explanation
Neon has 10 protons, and 10 neutrons.
How to find neutrons:
The number of mass minus the number of protons. 20-10=10.

Valence electrons are the number on the last shell of energy level, with is 8.
But a easy way to find it is by looking at the group number, the last group number in case 18 only focus at 8. Questions?