Given the following information, which element(s) are most likely to lose electrons? I. Iodine is a member of Group VII II. Strontium is located in the second column of the periodic table III. Selenium has six valence electrons
A - Iodine
B - Strontium
C - Selenium
D - Selenium and Strontium
Answer: B - Strontium
Valence electrons are the electrons that are going to interact with other atoms. Atoms without complete valence shells aspire to be Noble gases, which have full valence shells. This means that the farther the element is from the 6th row of the periodic table the less valence electrons it will have