Question

What best describes the bromide ion that forms?

It is a negative ion that has one less valence electron than a neutral bromine atom.
It is a positive ion that has one less valence electron than a neutral bromine atom.
It is a negative ion that has one more valence electron than a neutral bromine atom.
It is a positive ion that has one more valence electron than a neutral bromine atom.

Answer 1

Answer: It is a negative ion that has one more valence electron than a neutral bromine atom
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Answer 2

Instead of any of these, try this: It is a negative ion that could gain or lose one valence electron than a neutral bromine.