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First you want to start with how many electrons there are in a neutral atom. In a neutral atom, the number of electrons equals the number of protons, which equals the atomic number, which is eight in this case. When becoming an ion and reacting with other elements in an ionic bond, oxygen will gain two electrons. So we just add two onto the number in a neutral atom for a total of ten.
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∙ 11y agooxygen's atomic no. is 8 so if it forms an anion,it gains an e- and no. of e- becomes 9 and when it forma a cation, it loses an e- and the total no. becomes 7
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∙ 11y agoThe element is oxygen. It wouldn't have more than one element. The element itself is named oxygen. The atom is a physical form of the element itself.
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∙ 8y agoThe elemental oxygen atom has eight (8) electrons. Two (2) are in the inner shell and six (6) are in the second shell.
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∙ 13y agoOxygen has 8 electrons.
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How many electrons present in a sulfate ion how many electrons are present for bonding in a sulfate ion?
A sulfate ion consists of one sulfur atom, four oxygen atoms, and two "excess" electrons from another source. Each sulfur atom has 16 electrons, each oxygen atom has 8 electrons, so that the total is 16 + (4 X 8) + 2 = 50. The question of "bonding electrons" is not quite so clear. When acting as an ion, each sulfate ions has two electrons available for ionic bonding. Internal bonding within each sulfate ion is generally supposed to correspond to two sulfur-oxygen double bonds with four bonding electrons each, two sulfur-oxygen single bonds with two bonding electrons each, and the two excess electrons, for a total of 14.
The total number of electrons present in sulfate ion is?
There are 50 electrons in a sulfate ion. 16 in the sulfur 8 in each of the 4 oxygen 2 for the negative charge so the total electrons are 50
How many electrons does a chlorine ion have?
A chlorine ion is monatomic ― it is just Cl-.
How many electrons will Calcium gain in forming an ion?
None.Calcium loses 2 electrons to form an ion.
What is the name and symbol of the ion formed when a sulfur atom gains two electrons?
S(2-) : sulfide ion Al(3+) : aluminum ion
How many valance electrons are in the oxygen family?
The # of Valance electrons in the oxygen famly is 6
How many core electrons are in oxygen ion?
Oxygen has 6 core electrons.
How many electrons does an atom of oxygen need to gain to form an ion with a 2 charge?
It needs 2 electrons for this. Oxygen makes -2 ion by gaining 2 electrons. It is the most stable ion that oxygen makes.
How many core electrons are in Ion?
Oxygen has 6 core electrons.
How many electrons are in an oxygen ion with a charge of -2?
8
How many electrons would be in an oxygen ion with a charge of -3?
12
How many protons and electrons are in oxygen 2- express answer in integers?
O2- ion has a total of 10 electrons.
How many electrons are in a oxygen II ion?
Since oxygen is not a metal, its ions are not normally written with Roman numbers suffixed, but an oxide ion, with formula O-2, contains 10 electrons.
How many electrons will sulfur gain from forming an ion?
2 like oxygen
How many electrons does a charbonate ion have?
actually there are 6 electrons in carbon and oxygen has 8 electrons and it gains 2 electrons to make it a negative ion so the total number of ions are 32
What is the total charge on an oxygen ion that has 8 protons 8 neutrons and 10 electrons?
Consider an atom of oxygen in which the nucleus contains 8 protons and 8 neutrons. If it is doubly ionized, what is the charge of the oxygen ion and how many electrons remain in the ion?
How many electrons in NO?
There are 16 electrons in this ion. 7 from nitrogen, 8 from oxygen and the other one is from the ionic charge.
