How Many Electrons Are Included In The Ground State Electron Configuration Of Iodine, I?
Iodine is a chemical element with symbol I. Iodine is categorized as halogen. Iodine is present in 17th group and 5th period of periodic table. The atomic number and atomic masses of iodine are 53 and approximately 127 respectively. There are 53 electrons present in ground state of iodine atom. The number of electrons per shell of iodine atom is 2, 8, 18, 18, 7. The electronic configuration of iodine is 4d10 5s2 5p5. The valence electrons of iodine is filled in p orbital or sub-shell therefore, iodine is present in p-block of periodic table.
