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8. Chlorine has a total of 17 electrons. How many

valence electrons are shown on the electron dot
diagram for chlorine?
O a. 17
Ob. 8
O c.7
Od. 1

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Answer:7

Step-by-step explanation:

The first shell of electrons is 2, seen in Helium, the second shell increases to 8, 17-(2+8)=7

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