The electron structures of atoms in elements a and c are 2, 8, 1 and 2, 8, 18, 7, respectively. The formula for the compound formed between a and c will be ac. True or false?

Elements in each column have the same valence shell electron configurations, and the elements have some similar chemical properties. This is strictly true for all elements in the s and p blocks. To determine the electron configuration for any particular atom, we can รขโ‚ฌล“buildรขโ‚ฌย the structures in the order of atomic numbers.