Question

Element X has 7 protons. Element Y has 8 more protons than X. Which statement about element Y is correct?
30 points!!!

Answer 1

The statement which is correct is Y has more electronic shells than X.

Explanation:

• The number of protons and the number of electrons are same in an atom.
• The element Y has 8 more protons than element X.
• This means that there are 8 more electrons also in the element Y.
• Definitely, the electronic shells of atom Y will be more than electronic shells of element X to accommodate the electrons of element Y.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

The statement which is correct is Y has more electronic shells than X. Explanation: The number of protons and the number of electrons are same in an atom. The element Y has 8 more protons than element X.

answer - Y has more electron shells than X