Exercise  - Predicting Ion Charge:     

Predict the charge or charges for the ions that atoms of each of the following elements can form. Write an electron configuration for each ion and use it to explain why the ion forms the charge or charges it does.

a. selenium, Se

b. yttrium, Y

c. thallium, Tl

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