What is the number of valence electrons in a halogen atom?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 7
- Step 1: Halogens are in Group 17, so each has seven electrons in its outer shell. Answer: 7. Why not the others: 1, 5 and 8 don't fit.
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