How many valence electrons in a mole of chloride anions?

1 Answer
Aug 25, 2017

Per isolated chloride ion, there are 8 valence electrons.........

Explanation:

And thus in a mole of chloride anions, there are N_Axx8*"electrons"NA×8electrons, i.e. approx. 48xx10^23*"valence electrons."48×1023valence electrons.