Seven
Seven
Halogens are group 17 elements. They have 7 valence electrons.
Halogens
By looking at the group number you can tell how many valance electrons there are ex: Group 1= 1 valance electrons Group 2-12= 2 valance electrons Group 13= 3 valance electrons Group 14= 4 valance electrons Group 15= 5 valance electrons Group 16= 6 valance electrons Group 17= 7 valance electrons Group 18= 8 valance electrons
six valence electrons
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In general, the electronic structure of the valence electrons of halogens is given by: ns2, np5 where n is the period in which the halogen is found. Since the valence electrons are found in both s and p orbitals which have slightly different energies, the valence electrons of halogens are not in orbitals of the same energy level.
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.
As they all have seven electrons in their valance shell:- 9fluorine2, 717chlorine2, 8, 735bromine2, 8, 18, 753iodine2, 8, 18, 18, 785astatine2, 8, 18, 32, 18, 7 They all are electronegative too.
The family containing 7 valance electrons is called the Halogens. They are all called (in order of increasing valance electrons): Alkali Metals(1), Alkaline Earth Metals(2), Boron Group(3), Carbon Group(4), Nitrogen Group(5), Oxygen Group/Chalcogens(6), Halogens(7), and Noble Gasses(8/full).
Take carbon as an example.Carbon, indicated by it's atomic number, has 6 electrons. The number at the top of carbon's group is the number of valance electrons. Carbon has 4 valance elections.6 total electrons - 4 valance electrons= 2 core electrons in carbon=====================(try another element yourself to see this process )