Five. Fluorine and chlorine are in the 2p and 3p shells, respectively. Because each p orbital contains a maximum of six electrons, and fluroine and chlorine both have one less, they each have five.
8 is probably the answer that is expected. However strictly the answer is 6, two electrons are shared and are in a bonding orbital.
There are 8 valence electrons in fluoride ion
A chloride anion contains eight outer shell electrons, one more than the seven outer shell electrons found in a chlorine atom.
A lone chlorine atom has 7 outer shell electrons, 1 electron short of a full outer shell of 8 electrons, which is stable. In order to achieve this full outer shell two chlorine atoms share a pair of electrons, with each atom contributing 1 electron to the pair. By sharing electrons in this manner the chlorine atoms achieve a full outer shell.
A fluorine atom that has seven electrons in its outer shell would be neutral. A negatively charged fluoride ion, Fl-, forms when a fluorine atom gains one electron so that it has an octet, or a noble gas configuration of electrons.
lithium donates the electron in its outer orbital to fluorine which then has a completed outer shell
Chlorine is in period three because that is how many outer shells it has. One period is one shell... In the First outer shell you can only hold.. 2 electrons. Second outer shell can hold 10 electrons. Third outer shell can hold 18 electron. Protons + Electrons = Atomic Number Atomic Number - Atomic Mass = Number of Neutrons in Outer Shells
Fluorine and Chlorine are in the 7th group. They have 7 electrons in outer shell.
Chlorine is a chemical element with the symbol Cl and an atomic number of 17. It has 7 electrons in its outer shell.
chlorine has 6 electrons in the outer shell. although these have a special name, they are called valance electrons.
A chloride anion contains eight outer shell electrons, one more than the seven outer shell electrons found in a chlorine atom.
7Fluorine has 7 electrons in the outer level.
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Chlorine has 17 electrons, distributed in the following way: 2 in first shell 8 in second shell 7 in third (outer) shell Therefore Chlorine has 7 electrons in its outer shell.
A lone chlorine atom has 7 outer shell electrons, 1 electron short of a full outer shell of 8 electrons, which is stable. In order to achieve this full outer shell two chlorine atoms share a pair of electrons, with each atom contributing 1 electron to the pair. By sharing electrons in this manner the chlorine atoms achieve a full outer shell.
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