The number depends on what will fill the outer shell. It can be 2 or 8.
The number depends on what will fill the outer shell. It can be 2 or 8.
Most elements are stable with a full outer shell of electrons, typically with 8 electrons known as the octet rule. However, elements in the first shell can be stable with 2 electrons. This full outer shell results in a stable configuration similar to the noble gases, making the element happy or stable.
Two valence electrons make an atom chemically reactive because it wants to either gain or lose electrons to achieve a full valence shell. This makes it more likely to form bonds with other atoms to reach a stable electron configuration.
You would need 1 more electron to make a Chlorine atom stable with 7 valence electrons. This additional electron would allow Chlorine to achieve a full valence shell of 8 electrons, following the octet rule.
Depending on how many valence electrons in the element has, The other element could take away a valence electron to make eight
8 - s2 and p6
If its positive it tells u that it has that number of valence electrons. If negative it tells you that it requires that number of electrons to make the valence electrons filled up/stable. If you know which Ion it is, you know the number of valence electrons of the neutral Atom. It corresponds to the group in the periodic table, the element is in. For example: Mg. It's in group 2, so it has 2 valence electrons. The oxidation number now tells you how many more or less electrons the atom has. For example: Mg(II) has 2 positive charges, hence two electrons less. That means it has 0 valence electrons. Take complete number of valence electrons, subtract the oxidation number and you get the number of valence electrons in the ion.
They are the noble gases. They have 8 valence electrons, so that means that they are stable, and they rarely make bonds with any other elements or compounds.
Tin has 4 valence electrons. Because of this, Tin needs to lose the 4 electrons to make it stable. Thus the answer is SN4+
Depending on how many valence electrons in the element has, The other element could take away a valence electron to make eight
Molecules or covalent compounds are formed by the sharing of valence electrons.
Most elements need 8 electrons in their valence shells.