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.
Its atomic number is 7, and so it needs a further 3 electrons to fill its outer shell.
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Magnesium has a total of 12 electrons. The electron configuration would be 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2. Therefore, 2 electrons in it's 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!
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Carbon has four valence electrons, so it will need four more electrons to fill its outer shell.
Its atomic number is 7, and so it needs a further 3 electrons to fill its outer shell.
Beryllium will lose 2 electrons to satisfy the octet rule (to fill its outer shell).
Yes. Two of the electrons will go into the carbon's outer s shell (2s) to completely fill it (s orbitals can contain up to two electrons) and the remaining two will go into its outer p shell (2p).
Carbon has four valence electrons, so it will need four more electrons to fill its outer shell.
4 to fill the 2p shell
4 to fill the 2p shell
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.
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