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.
Re: Valence electron question. Permalink Submitted by kingchemist on Thu, 2009-10-08 15:38. Valence electrons are the outermost electrons in an atom/ion. The atom Ne has an electron arrangement of 2,8 so this has 8 valency electrons. This is a stable arrangement and atoms like Ne do not join to other elements. Is the example Ne 2+? If it is, it will have the arrangement 2,6 so would have 6 valence electrons