Praxis II General Science

Category - Major Ideas

The element bromine (Br) has a valence shell configuration of 1s2 2s2p6 3s2p6d10 4s2p5, which means that it needs how many electrons to complete its valence shell?
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
Explanation
Answer: A - The bromine atom needs just 1 electron to complete its valence shell. The 4th shell has 2 electrons in the S shell and 6 in the P shell for a complete valence layer.
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