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24 July, 20:59

If an atom has five valence electrons how many electrons does it need to gain to achieve a stable electron configuration

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  1. 24 July, 21:24
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    If an atom has 5 valence electrons (such as phosphorous), it would want to add 3 electrons to complete the octet (8 electrons).
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