For each of the following atoms, write the electron configuration, referring to the periodic table. Then write the formula of the ion the atom is most likely to form and identify that ion as a cation or an anion. Finally, write the electron configuration of the ion.
1. bromine (Br), element 35
2. gallium (Ga), element 31
3. sulfur (S), element 16
4. rubidium (Rb), element 37
Please help I do not understand this at all

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For each of the following atoms, write the electron configuration, referring to the periodic table. Then write the formula of the ion the atom is most likely to form and identify that ion as a cation or an anion. Finally, write the electron configuration of the ion.
	1.	bromine (Br), element 35
	2.	gallium (Ga), element 31
	3.	sulfur (S), element 16
	4.	rubidium (Rb), element 37
Please help I do not understand this at all

anonymous · Answer

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