The proton number of barium (Ba) is 56. It is in Group II of the periidic table how many electrons would you expect a barium atom to contain in its outer energy level?

A barium atom would be expected to contain 2 electrons in its outer energy level.

Explanation:

The columns of the periodic table are called groups. There are eighteen groups, numbered from 1 to 18.

The elements of each group have the same number of electrons in their last atomic shell, which is why they have similar chemical properties, because the chemical properties of chemical elements are strongly related to the electrons located in the last atomic shell.

That is, in a group, the chemical properties are very similar, because all the elements of the group have the same number of electrons in their last or last shells.

A barium atom would be expected to contain 2 electrons in its outer energy level.

i think the answer is terrae but not 100 percent sure. ▓▬▬ §

the seeing the electronic configuration we can say that the element is fluorine.

fluorine is the most electronegative element in the periodic table.

but by only seeing the configuration we cannot say about its reactivity because we don't know if its configuration after excitation or by addition of electrons.

but if not then, it is the lightest halogen and exists as a highly toxic pale yellow diatomic gas at standard conditions. as the most electronegative element, it is extremely reactive: almost all other elements, including some noble gases, form compounds with fluorine.