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diamong [38]
3 years ago
5

An iodine atom has seven valence electrons. Do you think it will lose seven electrons or gain

Chemistry
1 answer:
OleMash [197]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

Hi there!

The correct answer is: Iodine will more likely gain one more electron to obtain  an octet.

Explanation:

Atoms are most stable when it has a full outermost electron shell, meaning it has 8 electrons. Plus it takes less energy to gain an electron than, giving away 7 electrons.

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