Answer:
Weakly
Explanation:
Being farther from the nucleus and with more electrons shielding the protons results in the valence electrons being held weakly.
- The effect of the nuclear pull will not be felt so strongly by the valence electrons.
- The valence electrons are the outermost electrons that occupies a shell.
- When the inner orbital electrons are much and the atomic radius is large, the valence electrons are well shielded.
- This results in electropositivity and a low ionization energy.
