Asked by ruth

Fluorine has 7 valence electrons.

Which statement is true about a fluorine molecule (F2)?

Responses

Each fluorine atom will take 1 valence electron from the other, and this will constantly happen back and forth.

Each fluorine atom will take 1 valence electron from the other, and this will constantly happen back and forth.

A pair of electrons will be shared between the fluorine atoms.

A pair of electrons will be shared between the fluorine atoms.

Only 4 valence electrons will travel around each fluorine atom.

Only 4 valence electrons will travel around each fluorine atom.

Twelve valence electrons will travel around each fluorine atom, but only 2 will remain around their respective atoms.

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"A pair of electrons will be shared between the fluorine atoms."

Explanation: Each F atom has one unpaired valence electron; the two atoms share those electrons to form a single covalent bond (a bonding pair). After bonding each F has 3 lone pairs (6 electrons) plus the shared pair (2 electrons) → an octet. The other options describe electron transfer or wrong electron counts and are incorrect.