What is the number of valence electrons in chlorine?
1 Answer
Dec 23, 2016
Chlorine has 7 valence eletrons
Explanation:
You know this by looking at the groups (vertical) of the periodic table. Chlorine is in the Halogens (Group 17) so it has a -1 charge (meaning 7 valence electrons; one short of 8, which makes a full octet)