This value could vary from 1 to 8.
Sulfur has 6 electrons in its outermost energy level.
Atomic number 10 corresponds to neon. Neon has 10 electrons, with 2 electrons in the innermost energy level and 8 electrons in the outermost energy level.
A neutral atom with an atomic number of 15 (phosphorus) will have 5 electrons in its outermost energy level. This is because the atomic number tells us the number of protons, which is equal to the number of electrons in a neutral atom. The outermost energy level for phosphorus is the third energy level.
Only two electrons.
valance
Carbon has four electrons in the outermost energy level, which is energy level two. It needs eight electrons to have this energy level filled.
Aluminum has 3 electrons in its outermost energy level.
Electrons in the outermost energy level are called valence electrons. The number of valence electrons on an atom largely determine its behavior and characteristics.
valence electrons are the electrons in the outermost energy level
Halogens have six valence electrons in the outermost energy level.
The chloride ion (Cl-) has 8 electrons on the outermost energy level.
A neutral sulfur atom has 6 electrons in its outermost energy level. Sulfur has 16 electrons, with 2 electrons in the first energy level, 8 electrons in the second energy level, and 6 electrons in the third and outermost energy level.