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How many electrons does silicon need to gain or lose to have a stable electron configuration?
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∙ 11y ago
Four: All of its valence electrons. If a silicon atom loses four electrons, it has the stable electron configuration of neon, while if the atom gains four electrons it has the stable electron configuration of argon. A silicon atom can also form a stable compound, as contrasted with a stable electron configuration for a single atom, by sharing four electrons with one or more other atoms.
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∙ 12y agoSodium needs to lose 1 electron to become stable.
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∙ 9y agoSr, or Strontium, has an atomic number of 38 and is in Group II. This means it has 2 valence electrons and seeks to lose two of them to be stable.
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∙ 15y agoWell since Sr has 38 protons I think it would also have 38 electrons to balance it out.
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∙ 11y agoTwo electrons
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∙ 6y agoAluminium need five electrons.
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How do ionic compound obtain a stable electron configuration?
They achieve stable configuration by sharing their electrons in their outermost shell.
What does oxygen need to do in order to to achieve a stable electron configuration?
Oxygen atoms need to share or gain two electrons in order to achieve a stable electron configuration.
How many more electrons does silicon need to fill its outer shell?
silicon's atomic number is 14 so, its electron configuration is 2.8.4, the third shell needs 4 more electrons to make it 8 and to become stable. ---> so the answer is 4.
What is the ground state electron configuration for silicon and what is the actual ground state electron configuration for copper?
The expected ground-state electron configuration of copper is ; however, the actual configuration is because a full dsubshell is particularly stable. There are 18 other anomalous elements for which the actual electron configuration is not what would be expected.
Why is the ionisation energy of Nitrogen higher than Beryllium?
Beryllium is a metal. It has 2 valance electrons (in the outer shell), and therefore it tends to lose those electrons in order to achieve a stable electron configuration, which in the case of beryllium is also 2 electrons, but in the inner shell. Nitrogen is a nonmetal, with 5 valence electrons, and it tends to acquire more electrons in order to reach a stable electron configuration of 8. Less energy is need to lose electrons when the result is going to be a stable electron configuration.
Have two valence electrons and get to a stable electron configuration by using two electrons?
an element with 2 valence electrons can obtain a stable electron configuration by "kicking out" two electrons to have the same electron config as the noble gas in the previous period
How do ionic compound obtain a stable electron configuration?
They achieve stable configuration by sharing their electrons in their outermost shell.
Atoms gain or lose electrons to achieve?
A stable electron configuration.
How does silicon become stable?
Elements get stable only when it completes electron octate in its outermost orbit. Elements make compounds with other elements to gain or reduce electrons to get stability. silicon make bonds with oxygen and make silicon dioxide to get stable.
What does oxygen need to do in order to to achieve a stable electron configuration?
Oxygen atoms need to share or gain two electrons in order to achieve a stable electron configuration.
How many more electrons does silicon need to fill its outer shell?
silicon's atomic number is 14 so, its electron configuration is 2.8.4, the third shell needs 4 more electrons to make it 8 and to become stable. ---> so the answer is 4.
How many valance electrons do most elements need to have a stable electron configuration?
8 valance electron
How many electrons are needed to be gained or lost in aluminium to achieve stable electron configuration?
Only three electrons.
What is the ground state electron configuration for silicon and what is the actual ground state electron configuration for copper?
The expected ground-state electron configuration of copper is ; however, the actual configuration is because a full dsubshell is particularly stable. There are 18 other anomalous elements for which the actual electron configuration is not what would be expected.
Why is the ionisation energy of Nitrogen higher than Beryllium?
Beryllium is a metal. It has 2 valance electrons (in the outer shell), and therefore it tends to lose those electrons in order to achieve a stable electron configuration, which in the case of beryllium is also 2 electrons, but in the inner shell. Nitrogen is a nonmetal, with 5 valence electrons, and it tends to acquire more electrons in order to reach a stable electron configuration of 8. Less energy is need to lose electrons when the result is going to be a stable electron configuration.
What is tin as a stable electron configuration?
Tin has 4 valence electrons. Because of this, Tin needs to lose the 4 electrons to make it stable. Thus the answer is SN4+
Why is there a large increase in ionic radius from silicon to phosphorus?
Because while silicon loses electrons to be stable, it loses an electron shell, whereas phosphorus gains more electrons. Therefore, there is a difference of an entire electron shell.
