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Sulfur gains 2 electrons to become stable.
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Metals tend to lose electrons to gain positive ions?
nonmetals gain electronsmetals lose electrons
How many electrons will a sulfur atom gain or lose to achieve a noble gas structure?
Sulfur will gain 2 electrons
How many valance electrons does nitrogen?
5 valence electrons because it needs to gain 3 electrons in order to become stable
How many electrons do sulfur gain?
two electrons
When sulfur reacts with other elements it does not lose its electrons but rather gain two electrons why?
Because sulfur's valence shell is more than half full with 6 electrons. I takes less energy for sulfur to gain 2 electrons than it does for sulfur to lose electrons.
Do metals usually gain or loose electrons to be stable?
Metals will LOSE electrons to become stable.
What does a sulfur atom need to do to become an ion?
It needs to lose, or gain, electrons.
Why do you think atoms lose electrons to or gain electrons from other atoms?
to become stable
How electrons will magnesium gain or lose to become stable?
lose 2
Why do Non-metal atoms gain electrons to become an ion?
bcc it's the same
What number of electrons must sulfur gain or lose to have 8 valence electrons?
Sulfur must gain two electrons.
Metals tend to lose electrons to gain positive ions?
nonmetals gain electronsmetals lose electrons
How many valance electrons does nitrogen?
5 valence electrons because it needs to gain 3 electrons in order to become stable
How many electrons will a sulfur atom gain or lose to achieve a noble gas structure?
Sulfur will gain 2 electrons
How do then properties of noble gases support this model?
to gain or lose electrons to become stable
How many electrons do sulfur gain?
two electrons
Would a sulfur become a positive ion before bonding?
Rarely if ever would sulfur become a cation or positive ion before bonding. Sulfur already has 6 electrons in the valence shell or outermost energy level (outer most orbital(s) formed by the electron's motion in space). This means Sulfur will want to gain 2 electrons to become a negative ion, become stable and fill the valence shell with 8 electrons (the goal of all elements on the periodic table in groups 1-2 & 13 - 17, where groups 1, 2, 13 & sometimes 14 will lose 1, 2, 3, & sometime 4 electrons respectively to become stable and 14-17 will gain 4, 3, 2, & 1 electrons respectively to become stable or lower in energy). Sulfur can share electrons with other nonmetals which may be able to pull those shared electrons closer to itself (such as fluorine - the element in the groups discussed above that exhibits the greatest ability to attract electrons to itself properly called the most electronegative element) causing sulfur to take on a partial positive charge indicated by the Greek symbol delta+ but it will not display a full positive charge.
