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Oxygen is an oxidizer, it will gain electrons in a reaction to complete it's valence shell.
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∙ 11y agoOxygen atoms gain two electrons during ionic bonding, and become ions with a 2- charge.
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∙ 12y agooxygen gains electrons.
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∙ 13y agoOxygen gains electrons to form an anion.
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∙ 13y agoOxygen gains electrons to form an anion.
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∙ 7y agoOxygen gain electrons.
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How many electrons can phosphorous gain or lose?
It needs to gain 3 electrons than to lose 5 electrons. So phosphorus has to gain 3 electrons.
When iron reacts with oxygen does it gain or lose electrons?
Iron reacts with oxygen to form Fe2O3 also known as rust. Oxygen requires two electrons to fill it's valence shell so iron loses electrons.
Will Ba gain or lose electrons?
gain 2
Does group 13 elements lose or gain valence electrons?
It is going to lose electrons
How many electrons will selenium lose or gain in forming an ion?
Selenium may lose 2, 4 or 6 electrons and may gain 2 electrons.
Would Oxygen gain or lose an electron when forming an ion?
Oxygen will gain two electrons to achieve a full outer shell.
Does oxygen gain or lose electrons What kind of charge will it have?
when it forms an ion it would gain two electrons, becoming negatively charged (2-)
When an atom of magnesium forms an ionic bond with an atom of oxygen which will gain electrons?
Magnesium has a charge of 2+ and oxygen 2- Magnesium will lose the two "extra electrons" in its valence shell when creating an ionic bond with oxygen. The oxygen will gain these two electrons.
Does sulfur gain electrons when combining with other elements?
It can both gain and lose electrons depending on the different elements. With hydrogen, it gains electrons to produce hydrogen sulphide and it will lose electrons with oxygen to produce sulphur oxides. Generally it will tend to gain electrons as it is in group 16 of the elements and so is quite negatively electrovalent but against a more negatively electrovalent elements it can be forced to lose electrons unwillingly as in the case of oxygen. Even though oxygen is also in group 16, sulphur is an order below oxygen and therefore less negatively electrovalent that oxygen.
Do atoms lose protons but seldom lose or gain electrons?
No. Atoms can gain and lose electrons but seldom gain or lose protons.
What atoms tend to gain two electrons to form a 2- anion?
se and sometimes gain electrons. Atoms with eight valence electrons do not easily lose electrons
Do Covalent bonds do not gain or lose electrons?
Covalent bonds do not gain or lose electrons, but rather share electrons.
How many electrons can phosphorous gain or lose?
It needs to gain 3 electrons than to lose 5 electrons. So phosphorus has to gain 3 electrons.
Do the elements in the oxygen family tend to gain or lose electrons in chemical reactions?
that would depend on what specifically the were reacting with on each instance.
Does an oxygen molecule gain or lose electrons?
Oxygen molecules tend to prefer covalent bonding when forming compounds. This means that they will share electrons more readily. However, when forming an ionic compound, they will usually gain electrons rather than losing them.
When compounds gain electrons they lose or gain energy?
Lose
What is the charge on an oxygen atom?
Corrected: All atoms have a neutral charge until they lose or gain electrons. Once they lose/gain electrons then they are considered ions with respectively positive (on loosing) or negative charge (on gaining electrons, as oxygen tends to do).NO: 2-. It's the same as minus 2, but is written as 2- for conventions.
