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When sulfur reacts with other elements it does not lose its electrons but rather gain two electrons why?
Because sulfur's valence shell is more than half full with 6 electrons. I takes less energy for sulfur to gain 2 electrons than it does for sulfur to lose electrons.
How many electrons does sulfur gain or lose to become stable?
Sulfur gains 2 electrons to become stable.
Does a sulfur atom gain or lose an ion and does it lose an electron or proton or neutron?
Sulfur can gain maximum of 2 electrons and lose maximum of 6 electrons.
How many electrons will a sulfur atom gain or lose to achieve a noble gas structure?
Sulfur will gain 2 electrons
How many electrons does a sulfur atom lose to form an ion?
they both gain 2 electrons becoming the anions Oxide and Sulfide, O2- and S2-
When sulfur reacts with other elements it does not lose its electrons but rather gain two electrons why?
Because sulfur's valence shell is more than half full with 6 electrons. I takes less energy for sulfur to gain 2 electrons than it does for sulfur to lose electrons.
What number of electrons must sulfur gain or lose to have 8 valence electrons?
Sulfur must gain two electrons.
How many electrons does sulfur gain or lose to become stable?
Sulfur gains 2 electrons to become stable.
Does a sulfur atom gain or lose an ion and does it lose an electron or proton or neutron?
Sulfur can gain maximum of 2 electrons and lose maximum of 6 electrons.
How many electrons will a sulfur atom gain or lose to achieve a noble gas structure?
Sulfur will gain 2 electrons
What it tends to happen if sulfur combines with magnesium?
it will lose six electrons.
How many electrons does a sulfur atom lose to form an ion?
they both gain 2 electrons becoming the anions Oxide and Sulfide, O2- and S2-
How many valence electrons must sulfur gain or lose to get 8 valence electrons?
It must gain two electrons.
How many number of electrons gained or lost for sulfur?
During chemical reactions a sulfur atom can gain 2 electrons or lose 4 or 6 electrons, depending on whether the other reactant is more or less electronegative than sulfur.
What does a sulfur atom need to do to become an ion?
It needs to lose, or gain, electrons.
Why does sulfur gain electrons when forming ionic bonds?
because nonmetals gain electrons in ionic bonds and metals lose electrons in ionic bonds(oxidize).
When calcium loses 2 valence electrons to sulfur is it a covalent bond?
no its an ionic bond(where elements lose or gain electrons) since the bond is between a nonmetal(sulfur) and a metal(calcium). Covalent bond is between two nonmetals that share electrons
