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Fluorine, belonging to the halogen group, possesses 7 valence electrons. The valence electrons of fluorine can be determined by its position on the periodic table or by reviewing its electron configuration.
Methods
Using periodic table
Get the periodic table having the chemical elements marked on it as mentioned above.
Now mark the location of fluorine on the periodic table.
Next, mark the group number of fluorine on the periodic table.
The valence electrons of each main-group element can be determined by the column in which it is located.
(i.e., all group 1 elements have 1 valence electron, all group 2 elements have 2 valence electrons, skip the transition metals… then, all group 13 elements have 3 valence electrons, all group 14 elements have 4 valence electrons, and so on up to group 18 elements)
Since fluorine is in group 17, it has 7 valence electrons.
Using electron configuration
- First, write electron configuration of fluorine
The electron configuration of fluorine is [He] 2s2 2p5.
- Second, find highest energy level in electron configuration
In the above electron configuration, the highest energy level (2) is marked with green color.
- Finally, count electrons of that energy level
The 2nd energy level contains 2s and 2p subshells. There are 2 electrons in the 2s subshell and 5 electrons in the 2p subshell. So fluorine has a total of 2 + 5 = 7 valence electrons.
Next: Neon valence electrons
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- https://www.quora.com/How-many-valence-electrons-are-in-fluorine
- https://www.sciencecoverage.com/2021/01/fluorine-valence-electrons.html
- https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/159300/does-fluorine-have-5-or-7-active-valence-electrons
- https://socratic.org/questions/how-many-valence-electrons-does-f-have
- https://homework.study.com/explanation/how-many-valence-electrons-does-fluorine-have.html
- https://valenceelectrons.com/valence-electrons-of-fluorine/
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