Question

Choose all the answers that apply.

Answer 1

Answer:

Fluorine is a non-metal, fills its shell by gaining one electron and becomes a negatively charged ion.

Explanation:

Fluorine have seven electrons in its outermost shell. This means that fluorine is located in Group 17(Halogens) in the Periodic Table. Note that halogens are non-metal elements. So fluorine is a non-metal.

Fluorine fills its shell by gaining one electron because it only needs one electron to achieve stable octet electron arrangement. ( it's easier to gain one electron than to lose all seven electrons in the outermost shell)

As fluorine atom gain one electron to achieve stable octet electron arrangement, its number of electrons becomes greater than its number of protons. So it becomes a negatively charged ion.