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Question 17
Number of valence electrons in Cl ion is:

(a)
16
(b) 8
(c) 17
(d) 18

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(b) 8

Number of valence electrons in Cl ion is 8 (a valence electron is an electron that is associated with an atom, and that can participate in the formation of a chemical bond; in a single covalent bond, both atoms in the bond contribute one valence electron in order to form a shared pair).

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