Oxygen has six valence electrons.
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The answer is c. Valence electrons are shared between oxygen atoms & D. Four valence eletrons are shared
An oxygen atom has two valence electrons.
Valence electrons are shared between oxygen atoms, Four valence electrons are shared.
A neutral atom of oxygen would have 6 valence electrons.
An unbonded oxygen atom has eight electrons, with six of the electrons located in the valence shell. Two of the valence electrons are unpaired, and therefore can undergo covalent bonding with other oxygen atoms or nonmetals (such as hydrogen).
the outermost electrons of an atom. these are called valence electrons. atoms are also grouped in the periodic table based on their valence electrons. to complete a full outermost shell there must be 8 electrons. hydrogen has 1 valence electron. and oxygen has 7. they are able to bond together because of how many valence electrons they have.
Oxygen has six valence electrons. So each oxygen atom needs two more valence electrons, which it will acquire by sharing them with another atom, in this case, another oxygen. Each oxygen atom will share two of its electrons, forming a double bond, in order to jointly complete both its own and the other oxygen's valence shell. The other four valence electrons do not join in the covalent bond.
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The answer is not 6 as said here before! The number of valence electrons in O2 (oxygen molecule) is: 12 valence electrons. 6 of them from each oxygen (O) atom. 4 valence electrons make up the double bond between the two oxygen atoms, and the remaining 8 valence electrons form lone pairs (non-bonding pairs) on the oxygen atoms, 2 lone pairs on each. I hope there is some help in this.
Each hydrogen atom is bonded to the oxygen atom in a covalent bond, in which they share valence electrons.
Valence electrons
Oxygen has six valence electrons.