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Fluorine tends to gain electrons

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Q: Does fluorine gain or loose electrons?
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How many electrons does fluorine gain in a reaction?

one


Which element would be most likely to gain electrons in a chemical bond?

That depends on the reaction, and the gain of electrons is refereed to as reduction.


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?


When metals react with other elements the atoms of the metals loose or gain electrons?

They will loose electrons.


What type of elements gain and loose electrons as they form bonds?

Metals lose electrons, nonmetals gain electrons.


How many electrons does Fluorine want to accept to reach a noble gas configuration?

Fluorine has 7 valence electrons and should gain 1 more electron.


How many electrons will fluorine gain in forming an ion?

One, and only one.


How many electrons does fluorine gain or lose in forming an ion?

Fluorine gains one electron to form a fluoride ion.


How nay electrons does nitrogen gain or loose in atomic bonding?

It gains three, loses five, or shares pairs of electrons


How many electrons will a fluorine atom gain in forming an ion?

gain one electron to form fluoride anion


What are formed when elements gain or loose electrons?

ions


Do non-metal atoms need to gain electrons or loose them?

They need to gain them.