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Calcium loses its two valence electrons to become Ca 2+ ion.

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How many valence electrons does calcium lose?

Calcium has 2 valence electrons and it typically loses these 2 electrons to achieve a stable configuration.


What is the process of losing or gaining electrons to become stable?

The process of losing or gaining electrons to become stable is called ionization.


What is the name of the ion Ca2 plus?

Ca2+ is a cation formed by Calcium to become stable and attain the noble gas configuration of Argon. Calcium forms this cation by losing two electrons


Can calcium and oxygen form an ionic bond?

because calcium is a group 2 element which makes it a metal an oxygen is a group 6 element which makes it a a nonmetal. calcium have to lose 2 electrons to become iso-electronic to neon (to become stable) and oxygen need two electron's to become iso-electronic to neon as well (to become stable) calcium transfer its 2 electrons to oxygen its will become stable and so will oxygen. because this type of bonding took place between a metal an a nonmetal its refers to as a ionic bonding and the compound which form as a result of this type of bonding is known as a ionic compound


How many electrons would fluorine have to gain or lose too become stable?

Fluorine has 7 valence electrons. In order to become stable, Florine will share 1 electron with another atom to get 8 electron and become stable.

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Elements in Group 1 become more stable by what an electron?

Elements in group two become more stable as they all have complete electron shell.They do not have valence electrons and hence they are less reactive.Some of the elements of group 2 are Barium,Magnesium and Calcium


Which of these can become stable by losing 1 electron calcium argon sodium nitrogen oxygen chlorine?

Sodium can become stable by losing 1 electron, forming a sodium ion with a 1+ charge, with the formula Na+. By losing its single valence electron, the resulting sodium ion achieves the noble gas configuration of neon, so that it has an octet (8) of valence electrons.


How does a unstable atom with one valence electron become stable?

Generally by losing the one electron


Is Calcium stable by losing 1 electron?

No. Calcium gains the noble gas configuration (octet) if it loses two electrons and not one.


Is sodium stable by losing 1 electron?

Yes.


How many valence electrons does calcium lose?

Calcium has 2 valence electrons and it typically loses these 2 electrons to achieve a stable configuration.


What is the process of losing or gaining electrons to become stable?

The process of losing or gaining electrons to become stable is called ionization.


What is the name of the ion Ca2 plus?

Ca2+ is a cation formed by Calcium to become stable and attain the noble gas configuration of Argon. Calcium forms this cation by losing two electrons


How do lithium and fluorine become stable together?

lithium donates the electron in its outer orbital to fluorine which then has a completed outer shell


Which of the elements can become stable by losing 1 electron?

Elements tend to lose electrons and become positively charged ions if they have a few electrons more than a filled energy level. Elements like Lithium, Sodium, Potassium all have a tendency to lose one electron when bonding with other atoms.It is a matter of bonding most effectively.Beryllium, Magnesium, Calcium tend to lose 2 electrons when bonding.


What is a example for the ionic bond?

calcium gives an electron to chlorine to form a stable bond


What of the element out of calcium argon sodium nitrogen oxygen and chlorine can become stable by losing 1 electron?

Sodium. A sodium atom has one valence electron in its 3rd energy level. This is very unstable, so a sodium atom will lose that single valence electron to another atom (nonmetal), and the 2nd energy level will then have 8 valence electrons, which is stable. The positively charged sodium ion, Na+, will bond with a negatively charged ion; either a nonmetal or a polyatomic ion.