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If potassium has one electron in its outer shell what type of elements would it prefer to combine with?
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Potassium would bond with non-metals, ideally those in group 7, which must gain an electron.
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Do metals prefer to be oxidized or reduced?
Metals all prefer to loose electrons (sodium -> Na+, Fe - > Fe3+ etc.) S they prefer to be oxidised (oxidation is electron loss).
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Is magnesium's ionization energy higher or lower than chlorine?
ionization energies of mg is less than chlorine because chlorine requires only one electron to complete its octet so it will not prefer to loose its electron morover its electronegativity is also higher and it is of smaller size than mg so electtron removal is difficult
Why is KNO3 and CCL4 not miscible?
KNO3 is potassium nitrate. It is an IONIC compound which dissolved in water. CCl4 is tetrachloromethane, it is a COVALENT compound, which is misxible in organic solvents.
Explain how a chemical bond forms between potassium and chlorine?
there is a rule called the "octet rule" which basically states that all atoms wish to acquire the formation of a noble gas. To do so, they must have 8 valence electrons which means that some elements prefer to gain or lose electrons depending on how many valence electrons they already have. For example sodium has one valence electron therefore it is easier for it to lose one electron then to gain 7 electrons. Now getting back to your question: the potassium atom and the chlorine atom both want to become noble gases and since potassium requires to lose one electron and chlorine requires to gain one electron they combine. This is ionic bonding.
Which group of the periodic table does gold perfer to combine with?
Gold prefer to combine with halogens, sulfur, selenium, tellurium.
What rule are hydrogen and helium excepted from?
The elements hydrogen and helium are exempted from the octet rule. The octet rule, as you might recall, states that elements prefer to have eight electrons in their valence shells. Hydrogen has a lone electron in its valence shell, and cannot begin to "borrow" electrons to create a shell with eight electrons in it. Remember that its electron, a 1s1 electron, is in the 1s shell. Helium has a full 1s shell with its two electrons (1s1, 1s2). It has no interest in any other electron configuration because its valence shell is full. The first two elements on the periodic table are the exceptions to the octet rule. A link can be found below.
Do metals prefer to be oxidized or reduced?
Metals all prefer to loose electrons (sodium -> Na+, Fe - > Fe3+ etc.) S they prefer to be oxidised (oxidation is electron loss).
Does Polonium gain or lose electrons?
Polonium will neither gain nor lose electron. it will prefer to form covalent compounds by sharing of electrons.
How long does it take to harvest a field with a combine harvester?
It depends on the size of the field and the size of the combine harvester, but many farmers prefer to size their operation so that it only takes between a partial day and two days to harvest one field.
How many electron groups does NOF have and is it polar?
3 electron groups classified as trigonal planar. The molecular geometry is Angular or Bent whichever you prefer to call the shape. The ideal bond angles are 120 degrees and the molecule is polar.
Would the two as yet undiscovered elements A plus 1 and D plus 2 react?
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Is 43 really the answer to everything?
No. The answer to it all is: 137, or, if you prefer, 1/137. or simply .0072992 which relates to whether an electron will absorb or emit a photon. This answer is probably as good an answer as you will get.
Why hydrogen always giving preference to lose its electron?
The premise of the question is false: A hydrogen atom does not always "prefer" to lose its electron in chemical reaction. Often the electron is shared to form a covalent bond, and in some instances, the polarity of covalent bond between hydrogen and some other atom has higher average negative charge than positive.
What is octet configuration?
Octet configuration refers to how elements generally prefer to form bonds so as to attain an octet configuration, i.e. have 8 electrons in their valence shell. For example, chlorine (Cl) is from Group VII and has 7 valence electrons. It will gain one electron (eg from sodium which loses one electron to form Na+) to form Cl-, which has 8 valence electrons and so fulfills the octet rule and is stable. The electronic configuration of sodium is 2.8.1 (if you're in secondary school), or 1s2,2s2,2p6,3s1 (more advanced). So by losing one electron to form Na+, sodium also attains octet configuration.
Which is the negatively charged part of an atom called?
This is called an electron. It is a tiny subparticle floating around the nucleus in what are knwon as orbitals. There are 2 electrons MAX per orbital, although electrons erpel each other, so if there is enough space to put one electron in every orbital and have them spread out, then the electrons prefer it that way.
