Any element in group 18 has eight valence electrons (except for helium, which has a total of just two electrons). Examples include neon (Ne), argon (Ar), and krypton (Kr). Oxygen, like all the other elements in group 16, has six valence electrons.
Remember that a cation will be smaller than its neutral atom, and an anion will be larger than its neutral atom. This would automatically eliminate answer choices A and D.
Also keep in mind that atomic radii decreases from left to right as you move along a periodic table. It also decreases from bottom up.
Atomic radii increases as you move from right to left and as you go from up to down.
As bromine is higher up in the periodic table than Iodine, it would have a smaller radius. Iodine would have a larger radius.
The correct answer is B. Br
B. 8
Although it may seem that transition metals would have more than 8 valence electrons, they in fact do not.
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Depending on the thermometer, it may have the ability to go as high or low as melting, freezing or boiling point for water. Just make sure you know the boiling, melting and freezing points in Celsius, Fahrenheit and/or Kelvin and read your thermometer accordingly.
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