Question

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Explanation:

The question seems wrong. What you might want to ask is what is the general electronic configuration of halogens.

So basically halogens are those elements that belong to group 17 in the periodic table. They are highly electronegative elements which means that these elements have a very high affinity for electrons. They have a general electronic configuration of ns²np⁵.

They have an oxidation state of -1 in their monoatomic form and an oxidation state of 0 in their diatomic form.

They usually combine with species of the same element to form strong covalent bonds and hence they become relatively less reactive.

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