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What type of shell is the outermost energy of a shell of an atom?
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The outermost occupied energy shell of an atom is the valence shell, and it varies depending on the atom. It can be determined by looking at the period the atom is in on the Periodic Table.
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What determines the type of chemical reactions that an atom participates in?
the number of electrons in the outermost electron shell
What energy is needed to remove an electron from its outer most shell?
This is called the ionization energy and an is different for each electron in the atom. Electrons in the outer shell (furthest from the nucleus) have the lowest ionization energy, electrons in the innermost shell (closest to the nucleus) have the highest ionization energy.
Which type of reaction occurs when the high-energy particle collides with the nucleus of an atom converting the atom to a atom of a different element?
transmutation
Which type of atom becomes positive and why?
an atom becomes positive when that atom gives their electron to other atom....when the atom reacts it is called ion not atom... so that means that ion has charge of ion+..... atom has to give or take( in this case give) electron to make their outer most shell full
Which type of radiation is simialar to a helium atom?
I believe that is called "Alpha Emission".
What type of shell is the outermost energy shell of an atoms?
Valence
What determines the type of chemical reactions that atom participate in?
the number of electrons in the outermost electron shell
What determines the type of chemical reactions that an atom participates in?
the number of electrons in the outermost electron shell
An atom of argon rarely bonds to an atom of another element because an argon atom has what?
Atoms of argon have a full outer (valence) shell, and this is why argon is inert. The electrons of an atom have different energy levels. It's conventional to call each collection of possible states of electrons for a given energy level a shell. Shells have finite capacity and argon has a full outer shell. Chemical reactions tend to rely on electrons jumping from one atom to another or two sharing the orbit of 2 electrons (a type of shell around 2 electrons if you like). If the shells are full it is usually more energy efficient for an electron to stay put rather than jump to another atom. consequently argon with its full shells rarely bonds.
Which electron shell determines the chemical properties of an atom?
"Activity" as used in the question has no precise meaning, but I take it to mean reactivity. In VERY simple terms - Electrons can only have precise energies, those energies correspond to certain distances (orbitals or shells), from the nucleus. More than that, electrons are paired in each orbital so far as is possible. Both the energy of the electrons and whether they are paired determine how likely any atom is to form any particular type of bond, and also how many bonds, as bonding involves the gaining, loosing or sharing of electrons from the outer-most shell.
What type of energy is in the stored nucleus of an atom?
Chemical Energy
What type of energy is stored in the nucleus of the atom?
Chemical Energy
What type of number is the number of electrons in an outer shell of an atom called?
valence
What type energy is in a nucleus of an atom?
neuclear
What energy is needed to remove an electron from its outer most shell?
This is called the ionization energy and an is different for each electron in the atom. Electrons in the outer shell (furthest from the nucleus) have the lowest ionization energy, electrons in the innermost shell (closest to the nucleus) have the highest ionization energy.
What is the nature of a covalent bond?
Two or more atoms share valence electrons (outermost shell) this type of bond is not a very strong one.
Which element has ns2np5 type electronic configuration in its outermost shell?
The halogen family, F,Cl,Br,I,As all have outer shells with 7 electrons
