Tuesday, August 16, 2011
What does a fluoride ion look like?
there are 9 protons in a fluoride ion, and, as it becomes an ion when it receives an electron, there are 10 electrons in its shells... in basic electronic configuration it is 2,8 or using the sub-shell notation it is 1s2, 2s2, 2p6... a fluorine atom becomes a fluoride ion when it receives another additional electron and it can receive it from a number of ways - by covalently bonding to another fluorine atom to form an F2 molecule, or maybe from a sodium atom to form NaF, sodium fluoride... hope this helps... if you want a better explanation then you can email me at celticbhoy_kev@hotmail.com
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