support staff meaning, support staff definition | English Cobuild dictionary. support. 1 verb If you support someone or their ideas or aims, you agree with them, and perhaps help them because you want them to succeed. (=back) (Antonym: oppose) The vice president insisted that he supported the hard-working people of New York... V n.
The valence shell is the outer shell of the atom. Some materials have a free electron in their valence shell and this electron can easily move from atom to atom. The free electrons are responsible for electrical current.
Valence Electrons The electrons in the outermost shell are the valence electrons the electrons on an atom that can be gained or lost in a chemical reaction. Since filled d or f subshells are seldom disturbed in a chemical reaction, we can define valence electrons as follows: The electrons on an atom that are not present in the previous rare gas, ignoring filled d or f subshells.