Radioactive decay and ionic bonds (if the bond is broken, the electron goes back).
An atom can lose electrons to other atoms during a chemical reaction. This process results in the atom becoming positively charged, forming an ion.
The contact with an atom having a high affinity for electrons.
The gain and/or lose of electrons.
Beryllium tends to lose two electrons to form a 2+ cation.
lose one or more electrons.
No. A metallic atom will typically lose electrons.
A full outer electron shell. Atoms tend to be more stable when they have a full valence shell, which typically contains eight electrons. This stability makes it less likely for the atom to either lose or gain electrons.
A Fluorine atom has an atomic number of 9. Draw out the electron shell diagram for Fluorine. Is a Fluorine atom more likely to gain, lose or share electrons to fill its valence shell?
Electrons in the outer most shell are called Valence Electrons.
No - it would want to lose these two electrons
Lithium loses electrons.
The kind of atom that likes to be oxidized.