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A chemical stable atom is when it has the same number has electrons and protons. When the electrons and the protons are same it cannot react with any other atom till then and the atoms are called as inert atoms.
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∙ 11y agoWhen the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons an atom is neutral and more stable than a charged atom. When a neutral atom's outer orbital is filled with electrons the atom is considered stable.
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∙ 13y agoAn atom is most stable when it has a complete quantum level (electron shell) it can do this by gaining or loosing electrons depending on the amount it has through covalent and ionic bonding.
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∙ 13y ago8 valence electrons a.k.a filled outer shells
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∙ 12y agoAtoms are more stable if they have a full outer shell.
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∙ 14y agoThe correct amount of atoms around the orbit, different properties differ.
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How many electrons does each atom desire?
Atoms do not actually have desires as such, although the metaphor can be useful. Atoms are more stable when they have a full outer electron shell. The smaller atoms, hydrogen, helium, lithium, and beryllium, can obtain a full outer shell with only two electrons in it. The heavier atoms require 8 electrons to have a full outer shell. That is known as the octet rule (an octet is a set of eight).
When atomic radius continue to decrease why do the atoms of noble gases don't react easily with other atoms?
noble gasses have a full outer shell of 8 electrons which makes them fairly stable as they have no more room in that shell for another electron nor do they have the need to share there electrons with another element to gain a full outer shell
When atoms complete their outer electron shell by sharing electron they form?
Covalent bonds
Why do you think non metals tend to be good at sharing electrons?
All atoms are more stable when their outer most electron shell (valance shell also refered to as a valance orbital but it is slightly different) is full of electrons. Non metals generally have almost full valance shells and it takes less energy to gain a few electrons to reach the stable full outer shell than to lose many electrons to form a stable full outer shell. Take F as an example - it has 7 electrosn in its outermost shell and this shell can fit 8. It will accept 1 electron more easily than losing 7.
What does it mean when an atom is both stable and neutral?
An atom of an element for example Neon (Ne) is neutral (no positive or negative charge as it has 8 electrons in the outer shell) and is very stable. It is a noble gas because the outer electron shell is filled which makes it largely chemically inert, and it is stable because it's usual isotope does not undergo nuclear decay. Most of the 92 naturally occurring elements, in their most abundant isotope, are stable.
Are atoms most stable when they have partially filled shells?
no. they are more stable when they have completely filled or half filled shells
How many electrons does each atom desire?
Atoms do not actually have desires as such, although the metaphor can be useful. Atoms are more stable when they have a full outer electron shell. The smaller atoms, hydrogen, helium, lithium, and beryllium, can obtain a full outer shell with only two electrons in it. The heavier atoms require 8 electrons to have a full outer shell. That is known as the octet rule (an octet is a set of eight).
In order to fill their outer most shells and become more stable atoms form what?
In order to fill their outer most shells and become more stable atoms form BONDS.
Valence electrons found where?
Valence electron are found in the outer shell of an atom. Depending on the number of valence electrons, the atom is more or less stable: fewer => less stable and more => more stable (inert). Stable = less likely to react with other atoms.
Why do atoms share gain or lose electrons?
Atoms gain, share, or lose electrons to try and become more stable. Atoms will gain, share, or lose electrons until they have a stable 8 valence electrons in their outer shell which is called an octet, which is stated in the octet rule. See the attached links for information on the octet rule.
When atomic radius continue to decrease why do the atoms of noble gases don't react easily with other atoms?
noble gasses have a full outer shell of 8 electrons which makes them fairly stable as they have no more room in that shell for another electron nor do they have the need to share there electrons with another element to gain a full outer shell
When atoms complete their outer electron shell by sharing electron they form?
Covalent bonds
Why do some atoms gain electrons while other atoms lose electrons during ionic bonding?
The most stable electron configuration for any atom is to have a complete outer shell. For the smallest atoms, that can be no electrons at all (for H+) since no shell is equivalent to a complete shell, or just two electrons in the outer shell, such as for a helium atom, but for most elements that means 8 electrons in the outer shell. We then have atoms which have five or more electrons in their outer shell and therefore need three or less to complete their shell, and they tend to gain electrons because it is easier to gain three than it is to lose five. Similarly, there are atoms with three or fewer electrons in their outer shell, and they tend to lose electrons because it is easier to lose three than it is to gain five. In the middle we have an atom such as carbon, with four electrons it its outer shell; it can gain or lose electrons with equal ease.
The number of covalent bonds that a carbon atom can form with other atoms is what?
4 Carbon has 4 covalent bonds. Altogether Carbon has 6 electrons, 2 in the inner (1st) shell and 4 in the outer (2nd) shell. It takes 8 electrons in the outer shell to make elements stable (excluding Hydrogen and Helium) so Carbon needs 4 more electrons to make it stable - so it needs 4 more bonds, with each bond giving one more electron to be stable.
Why does nitrogen not bond to more then 4 other atoms?
Nitrogen only bonds to three other atoms because its outer shell contains five electrons. An atom is most stable when it has eight electrons in its outer shell, and it can get there either by owning eight electrons of its own, like a noble gas does, or by sharing electrons with other atoms, like you see when nitrogen bonds to three hydrogen atoms to form ammonia.
How many electrons must be gained for phosphorus to have a stable electron configuration?
Its outer shell needs 3 more electrons (because 2+3=5) you need 8 in order for the outer shell to become stable being that there is 5 on the outer shell already what plus 5 gives you 8 3 of course so that why you add 3.
Why do you think non metals tend to be good at sharing electrons?
All atoms are more stable when their outer most electron shell (valance shell also refered to as a valance orbital but it is slightly different) is full of electrons. Non metals generally have almost full valance shells and it takes less energy to gain a few electrons to reach the stable full outer shell than to lose many electrons to form a stable full outer shell. Take F as an example - it has 7 electrosn in its outermost shell and this shell can fit 8. It will accept 1 electron more easily than losing 7.
