Question

Outer electronic configuration of four elements are given below. Which one among these has the greatest tendency to form electrovalent bond?

Options

• 2s² 2p²

• 2s² 2p⁵

• 2s² 2p³

• 2s² 2p⁶

Answer 1

2s² 2p⁵ 

Explanation:

The octet can be completed with just one electron.