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Is it true atoms with fewer than 4 valence electrons tend to gain electrons when bonding?
No! Atoms with more than 4 electrons gain electrons during bonding. Atoms with less than 4 electrons tend to lose electrons during bonding. Hope this helps!
Which groups participate in ionic bonding?
Ionic bonding occurs between a metal and a nonmetal. Metals tend to lose electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration, while nonmetals tend to gain electrons. This transfer of electrons between the two types of elements leads to the formation of ionic bonds.
Does group thirteen in the periodic table gain share or lose valence electrons when bonding?
Group 13 has an oxidation number of 3+ so it is more likely to lose electrons than gain them, but it is possible that it gains them
Does lanthanum Gain or lose electrons during bonding?
This is a metal so it will lose its valence electrons.
What tend to lose electrons in order to become stable?
In chemistry, metals are the elements that tend to lose electrons when they react to form compounds; Non-metals tend to gain electrons when they form compounds. When metals and non-metals react and exchange electrons with one another they form an ionic bond.
What causes a chemical bond to?
Bonding occurs when atoms gain,lose,or share electrons in their outer energy level.
What is the name of the bond that takes place when the atom's electrons give or gain electrons?
Ionic bonding- the transfer of electrons from one atom to another. This results in ions, as the atoms which gain/lose electrons now have a charge.
What cause a chemical bond to form?
Bonding occurs when atoms gain,lose,or share electrons in their outer energy level.
Will Arsenic lose or gain electrons?
Arsenic can lose and gain electrons.
When compounds gain electrons they lose or gain energy?
Lose
Does an oxygen molecule gain or lose electrons?
Oxygen molecules tend to prefer covalent bonding when forming compounds. This means that they will share electrons more readily. However, when forming an ionic compound, they will usually gain electrons rather than losing them.
What type of ion will metals always form?
Positive. Metals 'lose' an electron during metallic bonding, this causes a sea of negative electrons throughout the metal molecules, leaving posotive metal ions
