Answer:
Answer: (b) F
Step-by-step explanation:
Sodium has 1, magnesium has 2 and Aluminium has 3 electrons in its outermost shell whereas Fluorine has 7 electrons in its outermost shell hence Fluorine does not lose electrons easily.
The electronic configuration of fluorine is 2,7.
Fluorine is the ninth element with a total of 9 electrons.
The first two electrons will go in the 1s orbital.
The next 2 electrons for F go in the 2s orbital.
The remaining five electrons will go in the 2p orbital. Therefore the F electron configuration will be 1s22s22p5.