Lithium has 3 electrons total.
2 in the first (inner) shell
1 in the second (outer, valence) shell.
So the dot diagram has the symbol Li with a SINGLE dot around it.
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Lithium has 3 electrons total.
2 in the first (inner) shell
1 in the second (outer, valence) shell.
So the dot diagram has the symbol Li with a SINGLE dot around it.
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