Question: how many valence electrons would you expect to find in an atom in column 3?
Answer: BRIAN M. The element with the atomic number 113 would fall in the 13th column of the periodic table Group IIIA. This group has an electron configuration that would end as p1 , meaning there would be 3 valence electrons. The valence electrons are the electrons found in the highest energy level in the s and p orbital.