Highly reactive metals with one valence electron are known as Alkali metals.
alkali...
Highly reactive metals with one valence electron are known as Alkali metals.
alkali metals
If the element has a full valence shell, such as the noble gases, then it is unreactive. It the element is missing few valence electrons of has few valence electrons, then the element is very reactive, such as the sodium.
alkali metals
They can be both. In sodium there is a single unpaired valence electron. In magnesium there are two valence electrons and they are paired.
Highly reactive metals with one valence electron are known as Alkali metals.
Valence electrons can determine the reactivity of the atom. An atom with a full shell of valence electrons, like neon, will be less reactive than an atom with only one electron in its valence shell, like sodium.
Highly reactive metals with one valence electron are known as Alkali metals.
The farther the valence electron are from the nucleus, the more easily they can be lost therefore the more reactive the element is. i.e potassium would be more reactive than sodium (check their valence electrons)
Sodium has one valence electron.
No, sodium has 1 valence electron, not 3.
A sodium atom has one valence electron.
The order is: Iodine (7 valence electrons) Carbon (4 valence electrons) Calcium (2 valence electrons) Sodium (1 valence electron)
Sodium.