If you think to phosphorus this number is 5.
A Phosphorus atom has 15 electrons.
Every Element on the Periodic Table has an atomic number, it is usually shown in the top center of the box for the element. and they go in sequence from lowest to highest. Hydrogen 1, Helium 2, etc...
The atomic number is a measure of how many protons an atom has. In order to be an atom, and not an ion, the element must have a neutral charge ... i.e. the same number of electrons as protons.
1. So by definition: an atom must be neutral
2. If the atom is neutral, then it must have the same number of protons and electrons
3. If Phosphorus has 15 protons (It's atomic number is fifteen) then it also has 15 electrons.
The outermost principal energy level of an atom with atomic number 15, has 5 electrons (3s2 3p3)
Phosphorus is a non metal element. Atomic number of it is 15.
5 electrons..
phosphorus has 5 valence electrons
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Each sulfur atom has 6 electrons in its outermost shell.
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This is rightThe outermost electrons account for many of the physical and chemical properties of elements.
A bromine atom has seven electrons in its outermost shell.
Sulphur has 6 electrons in its outermost shell.
There is no Iodone atom, there is however an Iodine atom that has seven valence electrons or seven electrons in outermost shell.
Each sulfur atom has 6 electrons in its outermost shell.
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This is rightThe outermost electrons account for many of the physical and chemical properties of elements.
The electrons on the outermost shell of an atom tell you how many valence electrons an atom on the periodic table has , and this number can be used to apply to the octect rule .
A bromine atom has seven electrons in its outermost shell.
thallium has 3 electrons in outermost shell.
Sulphur has 6 electrons in its outermost shell.
There are 2 electrons on the outermost shell of calcium.
The number of unpaired electrons in valence shell or numbers of electrons less then 8 in outermost shell of an atom give information about covalent bonds my be formed by an atom.
the valence shell is the outermost shell of an atom that has free electrons for taking part in chemical reactions... the valence shell of sodium has one free electron