Question: how many electrons are present in the 2p orbitals of a neutral fluorine atom?
Answer: The first energy level has 2 electrons located in the 1s-orbital and the second energy level, which in fluorine's case is the outermost energy level, has 7 electrons, 2 in the 2s-orbital and 5 in the 2p-orbitals. This means that fluorine has a total of 7 valence electrons.