Joe follows the procedure below to make a compass. 1. move a magnet from the top of a needle to its point fifty times. 2. lay the needle on a cork that is floating in a bowl of water. 3. observe the direction that the needle points. what is the purpose of step 1? to give the needle an electric charge to make the needle sharper to magnetize the needle to flatten the side of the needle

answer:

the answer is 6 valence electrons.

explanation:

valence is the # of electrons on the outer most shell of an atom.

oxygen has 6.

although, the valency of oxygen is 2, because it only needs to make 2 covalent bonds, or gain 2 electrons, to achieve the stable octet configuration of a noble gas.

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