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No, but metals have more than three-fourths.
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How valence electrons can atoms of nonmetals have?
always more than 4
Do atoms with more than 4 outer electrons BORROW electrons?
Yes.
How could you use the electron arrangement of an atom to determine whether or not it is a metal?
Metals have 1, 2, or 3 outer energy level electrons. (except lead and zinc which have 4) nonmetals have 4 or more outer electrons in general.
How many electrons does each atom desire?
Atoms do not actually have desires as such, although the metaphor can be useful. Atoms are more stable when they have a full outer electron shell. The smaller atoms, hydrogen, helium, lithium, and beryllium, can obtain a full outer shell with only two electrons in it. The heavier atoms require 8 electrons to have a full outer shell. That is known as the octet rule (an octet is a set of eight).
Which atoms will have their outer energy level filled with 2 electrons?
There are more than two such atoms. Perhaps there was a list of atoms you had to chose from. Anyway, two such atoms are beryllium and magnesium.
Covalent compounds form between?
Covalent bonds form betweenthe electrons in the outer valence of an atom.Read more: What_do_covalent_bonds_usually_form_between
What atoms are likely to gain one or more electrons when they bond with other atoms?
nonmetals
How valence electrons can atoms of nonmetals have?
always more than 4
Do atoms with more than 4 outer electrons BORROW electrons?
Yes.
Atoms of metals do what with electrons to become stable while atoms nonmetals tend to do what to electrons to become stable?
Choices: a) eject, retain B) lose, gain c) retain,gain d) gain, lose e) lose, retain
The atom with the what attraction for shared electrons in the molecule is the what atom.?
The atom with the greater attraction for shared electrons in the molecule is the more electronegative atom.
Why do outer shells of atoms hold more electrons?
Because the shell can only hold eight electrons. check
The difference between a positive and a negative charged atom?
First, if it is charged it is called an 'ion' and if it is positively charged it has lost one or more electrons from its outer parts and if it is negatively charged it has captured one or more electrons into its outer parts - as compared with its ground state which is when it has the same number of negative electrons in its outer parts as there are positively charged protons in its center and is therefore electrically neutral. all atoms are neutral, they have the same number of negatively charged electrons as they have positively charged protons (which is equal to the atomic number of that atom). metals can lose all of their valence electrons to get a complete outer orbital electron configuration, to form positively charged cations (+1, +2, and +3). They lose negatively charged electrons so they end up positive. ions are not atoms, they are atoms that have lost electrons or non-metals can gain electrons to fill their valence orbitals (becoming -1, -2, or -3). these nonmetals with extra electrons are anions, but anions are not atoms, they are atoms with extra electrons.
How could you use the electron arrangement of an atom to determine whether or not it is a metal?
Metals have 1, 2, or 3 outer energy level electrons. (except lead and zinc which have 4) nonmetals have 4 or more outer electrons in general.
How many electrons does each atom desire?
Atoms do not actually have desires as such, although the metaphor can be useful. Atoms are more stable when they have a full outer electron shell. The smaller atoms, hydrogen, helium, lithium, and beryllium, can obtain a full outer shell with only two electrons in it. The heavier atoms require 8 electrons to have a full outer shell. That is known as the octet rule (an octet is a set of eight).
Why nonmetals do not have free electrons which conduct electrical energy?
Because the outer shells are very close to the nucleus and the number of electrons in the outer shells are between 4-8. Therefore, they are not freed from the nucleus easily rather they look for some more electrons to fill its outer shell which is technically called as covalent bond.
Which atoms will have their outer energy level filled with 2 electrons?
There are more than two such atoms. Perhaps there was a list of atoms you had to chose from. Anyway, two such atoms are beryllium and magnesium.
