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Will radon lose gain or share electrons?
Typically no because it is a noble gas and has a full octet.
When nonmetals and metals react which atom electrons?
Metals loss electrons and nonmetals gain electrons.
What does it do to complete the octet?
It is necessary to gain/lose electrons.
How many electron must phosphorus gain in order to achieve an octet?
This atom must gain 3 electrons to achieve an octet.
When metals and non metals react whichs atoms gain electrons?
Nonmetals usually accept electrons to become negative ions (anions), e.g. Cl + e- --> Cl-.
Do metals gain electrons to have full octet?
No, metals tend to lose electrons to achieve a full octet.
Why do nonmetals tend to gain electrons to form negative ion?
There are two reasons for that. Non metals do not have octet of electrons on their valence shell. Addition of electrons help them satisfy octet tule. Non metals have high electron affinity and hence high tendency to gain electrons.
Why do metals tend to lose electrons form positive ions?
Metals tend to lose electrons to form positive ions because, for metals to gain a full outer shell, they need to lose electrons.
What states that atoms tend to gain lose or share electrons in order to achieve a full set of valence electrons typically?
The octet rule.
How are all of the nonmetal elements on the periodic table relate in term of ability to lose electron?
All non-metals have either 5, 6 or 7 electrons in their octet which makes them suitable to gain electrons to achieve stability. Hence it is difficult for electrons to lose electrons.
Will radon lose gain or share electrons?
Typically no because it is a noble gas and has a full octet.
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.
What happens to atoms of most nonmetals when they react with other elements?
They tend to gain electrons when reacting with a metal. Metals generally are short of a full octet by 1 to 4 valence electrons. It is easier to drop 2 electrons than try to gain 6 electrons. The elements in group four can go either way, but the other metals will give up electrons, and non-metals will take them.
Does chlorine want to gain or lose electrons?
As fluorine is a halogen (the group in which the elements are more reactive as they are one electron lesser than that of the octet configuration)and hence it can only gain electrons.
What is the formation of an ion from a metal and a nonmetal in terms of the octet rule?
Atoms of metals tend to lose their valence electrons,leaving a complete octect in the next-lowest energy level. Atoms of some non-metals tend to gain electrons or to share electrons with another nonmetal to achieve a complete octet.
When nonmetals and metals react which atom electrons?
Metals loss electrons and nonmetals gain electrons.
What does it do to complete the octet?
It is necessary to gain/lose electrons.
