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How many electrons would a neutral atom of nitrogen need to lose in order to have a full valence electron shell?

A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. More information is needed to figure this out.

User Meropi
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Answer:

It would need to lose 5 (B.5)

Step-by-step explanation:

It would be 5 only because ....well i got it correct on my test sooo..

User Casey Woolfolk
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Since Nitrogen has 5 electron on its outermost orbital, it will need to get rid of 5 in order to have a complete and full valence electron shell.

B. 5
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