P has 15 electrons
P- has 16 electrons (but isn't stable)
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Phosphorus has 15 electrons per atom. Out of those, 5 are valence electrons. That means phosphorus has 10 core electrons.
15 electrons and 15 protons
Protons and Electrons= 15 Neutrons=16 *The isotope 31P is the only naturally occurring form of phosphorus. Forms with 17 or 18 neutrons have been synthesized, and are unstable radioisotopes.
Phosphorus atoms have five valence electrons. You can know this because P is in group 15/VA. The number of valence electrons is the same as the VA group number (5), or group number 15 minus 10, which is 5.
PHOSPHORUS (P): Protons: 15 Electrons: 15 Neutrons: 16
Phosphorus wants to gain three electrons to have 8 valence electrons.
The neutral atom of phosphorus gas 15 electrons.
Phosphorus (P).
The phosphorus atom has 15 protons and electrons and 16 neutrons.
Phosphorus (P) has 15 protons and 15 electrons. Phosphorus-31, the only stable isotope of Phosphorus, has 16 neutrons.
Phosphorus (neutral atom) has 15 electrons.
P³⁻
Phosphorus (P) has five valence electrons.
The phosphorus -3 ion. The phosphorus -3 ion gains 3 electrons and acts like argon.
Phosphorus is a group 5 element. All group 15 elements have 5 valence electrons. Thus, phosphorus has 5 valence electrons.
Phosphorus has five electrons in its outermost energy level (valence electrons).