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Bromine atoms usually end up with how many valence electrons?

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Bromine atoms usually end up with SEVEN valence electrons.

Bromine belongs to group 17 i.e. halogen group. Its atomic number is 35. The electron configuration of Bromine is 1s² 2s²2p⁶ 3s²3p⁶ 4s²3d¹⁰4p⁵. In the last shell, we see 4s²4p⁵, thus 2+5 = 7 valence electrons are present.
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