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Sodium, like other metals, does not gain electrons, it loses electrons. Normally a sodium atom would lose only one electron in order to reach a stable electron configuration, becoming the Na+1 ion.
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What is the number of electrons in sodium?
There are a total of 11 electrons in Sodium.
How many outer orbital electrons are found in Sodium?
All of 11 electrons in sodium are in different electron orbitals: 2 electrons are in 1s orbital, 2 in 2s, 6 in 2p and 1 in the 3s orbital. (This last one is the so-called valence electron)
What is the symbol for a sodium atom which has gained two electrons?
surely i don't know sodium atom which can be gained 2 electrons but anyway i thought the answer is Na+2
How many electrons does sulfur gain or lose to become stable?
Sulfur gains 2 electrons to become stable.
Does beryllium's gains or losses ion?
Beryllium lose electrons (2).
What is the charge 4 protons plus 2 neutrons?
If a neutral atom gains electrons it is called what?
Does oxygen gain electrons to form anions?
Yes it gains two electrons, because it already has 6 valence electrons..it gains two to make it an even 8 (because of the Octet Rule). Since it gains two electrons it makes it O^-2
What is the number of electrons in sodium?
There are a total of 11 electrons in Sodium.
When this element gains 2 electrons it has the electron configuration of the noble gas Argon?
The element is sulfur with 16 electrons. It gains two electrons to form sulfide ion which has 18 electrons as that of argon.
How many electron does barium have to give up to achieve a noble gas electron configuration?
Two electrons
How many outer orbital electrons are found in Sodium?
All of 11 electrons in sodium are in different electron orbitals: 2 electrons are in 1s orbital, 2 in 2s, 6 in 2p and 1 in the 3s orbital. (This last one is the so-called valence electron)
Why sodium and magnesium valency 1?
magnesium has 2 outer electrons, its valence is 2+ sodium has 1 outer electrons, its valence is 1+
Do oxygen gain or lose electrons?
Oxygen is an oxidizer, it will gain electrons in a reaction to complete it's valence shell.
Are electrons in group 2 lost or gained?
They are lost. If it has a plus sign beside the ion charge, that means the atom loses electrons. But if it has a negative sign for the ion charge, that means that the atom gains electrons.
What heppens when a atom gains or loses electrons?
When an atom gains or loses electrons, it gains a negative or positive charge respectively. Atoms generally try to gain enough electrons to fill their outer, valence electron shell. For the first shell the number of electrons is 2 and for all others, atoms usually want 8 electrons.
What is the charge on atom if it gains electrons?
Depends on how many electrons it gains. For every electron it gains, the atom becomes more negative. One electron gives it a -1 charge, 2 a -2 charge and so on
What is the symbol for a sodium atom which has gained two electrons?
surely i don't know sodium atom which can be gained 2 electrons but anyway i thought the answer is Na+2
