7 electrons
in a normal F- ion there are 10 electrons total (but 8 in the outer energy level)
Sodium is in the third group in the periodic table. It meens that sodium has three shell. First shell - 2 electrons, second shell - 8 electrons, third shell (outer energy level) - 1 electron.
Carbon has a valence of 4 which means it has four electrons on its outer shell that allow it to bond with up to four other atoms. The valence of carbon allows it to form large, diverse, complex molecules.
Both have six valance electrons. That is what the number at the top of their column means.
2 valence electrons for helium (helium has only 1 shell)
The chemical element arsenic, or As, is in group 15, period 4. Thus its electron configuration is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p3. Since its outermost shell is 4, arsenic has 5 valence electrons.
16 ... if it's not ionized. A neutral atom would have 16 electrons, one negative charged electron for each positive charged proton. Now an atom does not have to be neutral, it can have more or less electrons, which is called an ion. 16 Protons would make this a Sulfur atom, which is going to try to aquire 2 more electrons to have a complete orbital shell.
A halogen typically has 7 electrons in its outer shell. This includes elements such as fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine. Having 7 electrons makes halogens highly reactive as they only need one more electron to achieve a stable electron configuration.
There are three valance electrons. These are the electrons in the outer shell if it is not full.
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A halogen is located in group 17 of the periodic table, so the electron configuration for the valance electron would be ns2np5 (n=energy level). So all halogens have 7 valance electrons.
Selenium has 6 valence electrons. It belongs to group 16 of the periodic table, so it has 6 electrons in its outermost energy level.