5 electrons
Boron atomic number 5 has five electrons in its ground state.
Commonly Boron will lose 3 electrons leaving 2 electrons in its most common ionic form.
Explanation:
The atomic number gives the number of protons. Protons which have a positive charge are balanced by an equal number of electrons in a neutral atom.
Boron number 5 has five protons and therefore as a neutral atom also has five electrons.
Boron has an electron configuration of
1s22s22p1
The most stable electron configuration for Boron is
1s2
+ 3 charges. By losing three electrons Boron can achieve the stable electron structure of Helium
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