Question

1 question content area what is the total number of valence electrons in the lewis structure of sebr2o?

Answer 1

There are 24 valance electrons in the compound.

What are valence electrons?

We know that the valence electrons are those that are found on the valence shell of an atom. There are four atoms that can be seen in the compound that is under consideration. The atoms are selenium, bromine (2 atoms) and oxygen.

Given that there are seven valence electrons in bromine and six valence electrons in oxygen and selenium. We have;

2(7 electrons of bromine) + 6 electrons of oxygen + 4 electrons of Se

= 24 electrons

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