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Bromine has 7 electrons in it's outer shell. It can hold eight so, it needs 1 more electron.

The answer above is is probably the answer expected, however as the the question says outer shell which sometimes is used to refer to the highest principal quantum number, in bromines case 4, the answer could be 25, as the fourth shell can hold 32 electrons.

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