Answer:
III
Explanation:
From the periodic table, Chlorine(Cl) has 17 protons.
And when arranging the proton of elements each shell has a number protons it can take, i.e
2,8,8,8..........
The first shell can only take a maximum of 2 protons while the second shell upwards takes a maximum of 8 protons
Now we want to arrange Chlorine;
1st shell = 2
2nd shell = 8
2 + 8 = 10
17(no. of Chlorine protons) - 10
= 7
therefore,
3rd shell = 7
Therefore,
The electronic configuration of chlorine is
2,8,7
