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How many electrons does beryllium gain or or lose to for an ion?
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Beryllium has the electronic configuration 2, 2, so it is likely to lose two electrons, giving it the Helium configuration. However, in practice, beryllium compounds have a high degree of covalent character as the beryllium ion is small and very polarising.
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∙ 13y agoBeryllium can lose its two valence electrons.
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∙ 8y agoBeryllium will lose 2 electrons to form a +2 ion.
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∙ 8y agoTwo electrons are lost from beryllium (not gained0.
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∙ 14y agoTwo
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