The distribution of electrons in the atom of a chemical element is as follows: 2, 8, 5. What chemical element is it?

The number of all electrons of an element is equal to its ordinal number. 2 + 8 + 5 = 15. Phosphorus is at number 15 in the periodic table of chemical elements.



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