>>13764192>Fe (26): 2 valence electrons>Ru (44): 1 valence electronin what universe is this the case?
>>13764764nigga the post you're replying to literally tells you both have 8 valence electrons, iron has 6 in 3d + 2 in 4s = 8, and ruthenium has 7 in 4d + 1 in 5s = 8 too
crystal field and ligand field theory are sufficiently accurate models to distribute the valence electrons too
>>13764848that's probably why mendeleev made accurate predictions about elements that weren't even discovered by then, right