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Outer electrons help explain group behaviour - Paper 4

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Early-element shell model: neutral calcium has 20 protons and electron arrangement 2,8,8,2. Model ion formation by losing 2 electron(s). Shell entries count electrons; they are not literal circular tracks. Proton number is unchanged.

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