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Does a fluorine atom lose electrons when forming a fluorine ion?
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∙ 9y ago
Technically yes ... the naming convention is that X ion is the ion you get if you pull electrons off X.
However, nothing is electronegative enough to do this to fluorine, so fluorine instead forms fluoride ions by gaining one electron.
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What is the name of electrons in the outermost shell that an atom can gain lose or share with another atom?
A Fluorine atom has an atomic number of 9. Draw out the electron shell diagram for Fluorine. Is a Fluorine atom more likely to gain, lose or share electrons to fill its valence shell?
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.
Does strontium Sr gain or lose electrons?
Strontium, as a metal, lose electrons forming divalent cations.
What are the factors affecting the strength of a magnetic field?
Electronegativity- the relative ability of an atom's nuclues to attract a pair of bonding electrons in the valence energy level. 1) size of atom- electronegativity decreases with the increase in size of the atom because there are more electrons between the nucleus and the valence level: 'electron shielding' 2) # of valence electrons- the more valence electrons, the higher the electro negativity Metals lose electrons when forming cations, therefore the more reactive metals have lower electronegativity. Non-metals gain electrons when forming anions, therefore more reactive non-metals will have higher electronegativity.
How many electrons does Mg gain or lose?
Two electrons.
How many electrons will fluorine lose in forming an ion?
It will lose one eletron
What is the name of electrons in the outermost shell that an atom can gain lose or share with another atom?
A Fluorine atom has an atomic number of 9. Draw out the electron shell diagram for Fluorine. Is a Fluorine atom more likely to gain, lose or share electrons to fill its valence shell?
How many electrons does fluorine gain or lose in forming an ion?
Fluorine gains one electron to form a fluoride ion.
How many electrons does boron lose when forming a ion?
lose three electrons
How many electrons would magnesium lose if it reacted with fluorine?
Magnesium lose two electrons to form MgF2.
In forming a chemical compound does an atom of an element gain or lose electrons?
Electrons are both gained and lost in the formation of an ionic compound. The metal atom loses one or more electrons to the nonmetal with which it bonds. So the metal atom becomes a positively charged ion and the nonmetal atom becomes a negatively charged ion, and the ionic bond is formed by the electrostatic attraction between the oppositely charged ions, forming the ionic compound.
How many electrons does calcium lose when forming a compound?
it loses two electrons when forming a compuond.
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.
Do atoms lose and gain electrons when a new substance is forming?
Some atoms lose electrons, some gain electrons, and some share electrons depending on what elements are involved and what compound is forming.
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.
What does an atom lose electrons to?
A non-metal atom
When forming bonds why does fluorine gain rather than lose an electron?
Fluorine gains an electron when forming bonds as fluorine is very electronegative. This behavior is due to the fact that gaining an electron gives fluorine a noble gas electron configuration.
