Fluorine is considered which of the following? Fluorine is considered which of the following? molecular element ionic compound molecular compound atomic element none of the above

Here, we are required to determine what kind of chemical entity Fluorine is.

Flourine is considered a molecular element.

Fluorine is a member of the halogen group of the periodic table which are characterized by the presence of 7 Valence electrons in their outermost shell.

To complete it's octet, there's a need for Fluorine to form a diatomic molecule, thereby existing as Fl2.

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Complete question :

Fluorine is considered which of the following? A) atomic element B) ionic compound molecular compound D) molecular element E) none of the above

D) molecular element

Explanation:

A molecule is a substance that contains two or more atoms of the same element or different elements that are chemically bounded together and can take part in a chemical reaction.

Molecular elements are elements that contains two or more atoms of the same element. Some element exist naturally as a molecule. Some of this elements are diatomic . Diatomic elements contains 2 atoms of the same elements. Example are fluorine, Hydrogen, Oxygen ,etc . The symbols are written as F2, O2 and H2 . The subscripts numbers depict the molecule contains 2 atom of the same element.  Other molecules are phosphorus and sulfur which are poly atomic. Sulfur has 8 atoms while phosphorus has 4 atoms.  

particle   p is an electron and particle q is a neutron