I really really need help with my homework. It's for points and I don't wanna fail, but I don't understand it at all. I need to identify the type of reaction, predict the products, and balance the equations. Show work.

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since the atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus, as we move to the left on the periodic table, the electrostatic pull between the nucleus and the valence electron shell decreases. as we move down a group (vertical column), the valence shell energy level gets further and further from the nucleus.

answer; the numbers of valence electrons in the acetic acid molecule (ch3co2h) is 24;