How many valence electrons does pottasium have?explain.

1.	How many valence electrons does pottasium have?explain.
Answer» Atomic no. of potassium (K) is 19. Its electronic configuration is - 2,8,8,1 VALENCE electrons is the total number of electrons in the last SHELL of the atom. Thus, potassium has 1 electron in its valence shell. Also, it lies in the 1st group of the periodic table.all ELEMENTS in the 1st GRP have same no. of valence electrons which is 1. hope tis helps u...

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