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You are working on an experiment that requires Iodine (I) to have a full outer shell. What element could you combine it with to get a full outer shell? A. Lithium (Li) B. Sulfur (S) C. Neon (Ne) D. Oxygen (O)

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Lithium

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A. Lithium

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Hello,

In this case, we can find out the required element by noticing that iodine has seven valence electrons as it is in group VIIA, therefore, it needs one spare electron to successfully attain the octet, that is completing eight electrons in total. For that reason, since lithium is group in IA, it will be able to provide the missing electron to iodine in order to get the full outer shell as required, thereby, lithium iodide will be formed.

Take into account that sulfur will share two electrons so two iodine atoms will be required, neon does not provide any electron as it is a noble gas and oxygen behave as well as sulfur.

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