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Since fluorine and chlorine are in family 7A, they each have 7 valence electrons. The number of the family corresponds to the number of valence electrons.
Chlorine has seven valence electrons. The electronic configuration is 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p5. These seven valance electrons do NOT readily react, because they are 'tightly' held to the nucleus. However, chlorine has strong electron affinity; Electronegativity; this means it will attract one electron into its valance shell , to complete the octet of eight electrons in the valance shell. When this 'extra' electron combines into to valance shell , the electron configuration is 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6. , and the chlorine atom is now a 'CHLORIDE ANION' of charge '-1' , (symbolised by Cl^(-)).
Nitrogen has 7 electrons, oxygen has 8 electrons, and chlorine has 9 electrons. That is the total electron count, for inner and outer shells. If you are only concerned with the valance electrons, then it is 5 for nitrogen, 6 for oxygen, and 7 for chlorine.
There are 27 valance electrons.
2 valance electrons
chlorine has 6 electrons in the outer shell. although these have a special name, they are called valance electrons.
Iodine has 7 valance electrons
They have different numbers of valance electrons
6 valence electrons
6 valence electrons
3s and 3p, remember Cl has 7 valance electron. 3s^2 and 3p^5
it has 6 valance electrons, the number of electrons can be determined by the number of protons it has, which is the same as it's atomic number.