What would be the charge on an ion whose neutral atom has an electron configuration of 2.8.7? O A. +7
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C. +1

–1

Explanation:

The electronic configuration of the neutral atom is given below:

2 8 7

From the electronic configuration of the neutral atom, we can see that the atom has 7 electrons in it's outermost shell. This implies that the element needs 1 more electron to complete it's octet configuration.

Therefore the charge on the ion of the element will be –1 indicating that the atom has received 1 electron to complete it's octet configuration.

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