How many unpaired electrons does a ground-state atom of fluorine have?

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How many unpaired electrons does a ground-state atom of fluorine have?

A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3

2007-03-28 15:32:23 · 3 answers · asked by Super24 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

3 answers

2p5 = 1 unpaired

2007-03-28 15:38:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

A fluorine atom interior the floor state does now no longer exist as somebody atom yet as 2 fluorine atoms joined on a similar time in a diatomic molecule. each atom has 3 unpaired electrons for a complete of six unpaired electrons interior the F2 molecule.

2016-11-24 20:46:53 · answer #2 · answered by keanum 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Fluorine has 7 electrons in its outer shell. So one is unpaired

2007-03-28 15:38:37 · answer #3 · answered by reb1240 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋