2006-10-31 10:22:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
The atomic number of fluorine is 9. Therefore it's no. of electrons will also be 9.
2006-10-31 10:25:31 · answer #1 · answered by beeboroachgoingon197 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your statement says how many electrons does Fluorine have, therefore, the answer is just the same number of electrons as the number of protons. Fluorine is an element, and elements are neutral, therefore if there are 9 protons ) positively charged particles in the nucleus, there must be 9 electrons (negatively charged particles surrounding the nucleus. General rule of thumb, if you are speaking of a neutral element, the number of protons is always equal to the number of electrons.
2006-10-31 18:37:07 · answer #2 · answered by jtslue24 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The atomic number of Fluorine is 9 (look in the periodic table). Thus it will have 9 electrons.
2006-10-31 18:26:31 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. J. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 9 electrons in a fluorine atom.
2006-10-31 18:25:58 · answer #4 · answered by chrisalwaysirish 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has 9 electrons in all, but the outer shell only has 7, so it become stable with the addition of 1 electron, making it a negative 1 ion, just like the Chloride ion.
2006-10-31 18:32:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is it's atomic number? The number of electrons would be the same.
2006-10-31 18:24:03 · answer #6 · answered by Chris C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋