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Use the periodic table from the lesson to answer the following question.

F has ___ valence electrons.
A. 2
B. 7
C. 9
D. 19

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F has ___ valence electrons.

7

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The answer would be B, 7 valence electrons. F is located in the 1s-orbital and the second energy level, which in fluorine's case is the outermost energy level, meaning it has 7 electrons
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