Question

Chlorine gas

(Cl2) has one single covalent
bond.
How many electrons do the chlorine atoms share

Answer 1

See explanation

Step-by-step explanation:

In each chlorine atom, there are seven valence electrons. Recall that each chlorine atom only needs one electron in order to achieve the stable octet structure.

As a result of this, the chlorine atoms in Cl2 share two electrons contributed by each of the bonding atoms. By so doing, each atom achieves the stable octet as required by the octet rule.