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A total of how many electrons are needed to fill the outer shell of most atoms?
There is a total of 8 electrons that are needed to fill outer shell of most atoms. An atom is the smallest unit of matter.
How many atoms are in the outer Shell of carbon?
there are four electrons on the outer shell of carbon..
What are atoms valence electrons?
the electrons on their outer shell, all atoms want to gain a full valence shell.
How many valence electrons are needed to achieve a full outer shell?
It depends, most atoms need 8 total valence electrons in their outer shell (some need 2). So subtract the number they have (determined by the group that the element is in) from 8 and that is how many they need to fill their outer shell!
How many atoms in the outer shell of a electrons?
Only two electrons.
What is the electron called when the electrons in the outer shell of atoms?
These are the valence electrons.
What are found in an atoms outer shell?
Electrons are found in an atom's outer shell. The outer shell, also known as the valence shell, is where the electrons involved in chemical reactions and bonding are located. The number of electrons in the outer shell determines the atom's chemical properties.
The electrons found in atoms outer shell are often called what?
Valence Electrons
Why do some atoms gain electrons while other atoms lose electrons during ionic bonding?
The most stable electron configuration for any atom is to have a complete outer shell. For the smallest atoms, that can be no electrons at all (for H+) since no shell is equivalent to a complete shell, or just two electrons in the outer shell, such as for a helium atom, but for most elements that means 8 electrons in the outer shell. We then have atoms which have five or more electrons in their outer shell and therefore need three or less to complete their shell, and they tend to gain electrons because it is easier to gain three than it is to lose five. Similarly, there are atoms with three or fewer electrons in their outer shell, and they tend to lose electrons because it is easier to lose three than it is to gain five. In the middle we have an atom such as carbon, with four electrons it its outer shell; it can gain or lose electrons with equal ease.
The chemical properties of an atom depend on the number of what?
The chemical properties of an atom depend on the number of electrons in its outermost shell, known as the valence electrons. These electrons determine how atoms interact with other atoms to form chemical bonds.
Is it the number of total electrons or the number of electrons on the outer shell that matters when dealing with bonding?
The number of electrons on the outer shell is what matters when dealing with bonding. These outer shell electrons, also known as valence electrons, are involved in the formation of chemical bonds between atoms.
The electreons found in an atoms outer shell are called?
Valence electrons
