electron configuration :)
the answer is ELECTRON CONFIGURATION
Since a carbon atom has 4 electrons in its outer shell, it does not have the stable arrangement of 8, which it can gain by sharing electrons with other atoms.
The number and arrangement of electrons in atoms of an element determine the chemical properties of the element.
it should gain one electron
When atoms bond but do not share electrons this is known as an ionic bod. Here electrons are donated from one of the atoms to another in order to ensure that both atoms have a full outer shell. E.g. MgO or NaCl
Chemical bonds are formed by the sharing or donating of electrons. The electrons that atoms use to make chemical bonds are the outermost electrons, also known as valence electrons.
the arrangment of electrons
The number of electrons of both atoms and its valence number.
Since a carbon atom has 4 electrons in its outer shell, it does not have the stable arrangement of 8, which it can gain by sharing electrons with other atoms.
All atoms have a definite pattern of arrangement of electrons around their nucleus but the number of electrons that are present around the nucleus are different for each element
The number and arrangement of electrons in atoms of an element determine the chemical properties of the element.
C. Isomer
atoms consist of protons, neutrons and electrons. The protons and neutrons are clumped together in the centre. This is called the nucleus. The electrons "orbit" the nucleus. We say there are different "electron shells", the first layer has 2 electrons, second has 8 and depending on how many electrons an atom has determines what element it is.
C. isomer
pi bonding
The arrangement of the atoms
it should gain one electron
valence electrons