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there are 5 bonding electrons. It depends on the number of valence electrons.
Because it has four electrons available for bonding
Phosphorous has a total of 15 electrons, and of those, 3 of them are valence shell, or bonding electrons. So, 12 electrons are core electrons, and are non-bonding.
Two bonding electrons are in the molecule of H2O (light water)
A sulfate ion consists of one sulfur atom, four oxygen atoms, and two "excess" electrons from another source. Each sulfur atom has 16 electrons, each oxygen atom has 8 electrons, so that the total is 16 + (4 X 8) + 2 = 50. The question of "bonding electrons" is not quite so clear. When acting as an ion, each sulfate ions has two electrons available for ionic bonding. Internal bonding within each sulfate ion is generally supposed to correspond to two sulfur-oxygen double bonds with four bonding electrons each, two sulfur-oxygen single bonds with two bonding electrons each, and the two excess electrons, for a total of 14.
Two valence electrons
Lithium have available for bonding one electron.
Argon is a noble gas and being as its highest energy level is completely filled there are no electrons available for bonding in argon.
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Three
there are 5 bonding electrons. It depends on the number of valence electrons.
One valence electron
Because it has four electrons available for bonding
Phosphorous has a total of 15 electrons, and of those, 3 of them are valence shell, or bonding electrons. So, 12 electrons are core electrons, and are non-bonding.
Two bonding electrons are in the molecule of H2O (light water)
Ten nonbonding electrons and 14 bonding electrons are in acetyl chloride.