well the first shell can only contain 2 electrons then in the second shell and up you can have up to eight that is how it goes
how do you draw an electron dot diagram for silicon
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Silicon. Electronic configuration [Ne]3s23p2
Four: All of its valence electrons. If a silicon atom loses four electrons, it has the stable electron configuration of neon, while if the atom gains four electrons it has the stable electron configuration of argon. A silicon atom can also form a stable compound, as contrasted with a stable electron configuration for a single atom, by sharing four electrons with one or more other atoms.
Silicon.Neon has 10 electrons. Adding 4 more electrons to that gives 14 electrons, and the configuration of [Ne] 3s2 3p2. This configuration belongs to the element silicon.
how do you draw an electron dot diagram for silicon
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what is the arrangement of electrons in an atom of a silicon
Silicon has 4 valence electrons. No noble gases will have 4 valence electrons.
It has 14 electrons with an electron arrangement of 2,8,4
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Because while silicon loses electrons to be stable, it loses an electron shell, whereas phosphorus gains more electrons. Therefore, there is a difference of an entire electron shell.
4V V-Valence Electrons Valence Electrons-Last electron (which is on the outer shell)
There are a total of 14 electrons in this electron configuration. The element whose atomic number corresponds to 14 is silicon.
1st shell - 2 electrons 2nd shell - 8 electrons 3rd shell - 4 electrons
4 electrons in the outer shell 2-8-4 electron configuration :D