An iodine atom has seven valence electrons.
Iodine has 7 valance electrons
7
7
Iodine in its natural form is I2, two iodine atoms bonded with a single covalent bond. There are 6 non-bonded valance electrons on each atom, so there are 12 electrons in the electron-dot structure.
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6
3
2
2
There are 5 valence electrons in the atom phosphorus.
The Answer is 4.....!
There are 27 electron containing orbitals in an atom of Iodine.