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number of electrons present in the outermost shell of phosphorus​

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5 electrons

According to the periodic table above, phosphorus belongs to Group 5A. Therefore, Its valence electrons should be 5. The outermost orbitals, 3s2 3p3 , contains 5 electrons. Thus, valence electrons for P is 5

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