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What does an atom lose electrons to?
An atom can lose electrons to other atoms during a chemical reaction. This process results in the atom becoming positively charged, forming an ion.
What has to happen in order for an atom to lose two electrons?
The contact with an atom having a high affinity for electrons.
How the charge of an atom changes?
The gain and/or lose of electrons.
Does beryllium's gains or losses ion?
You question is a bit incorrect. Beryllium is a metallic element in Group (II) of the Periodic Table. Being in Group (II) it will have a strong tendency to loose electrons(ionisation). In its neutral state beryllium has the electron structure of 1s2, 2s2, This means that its inner most electron shell (1s) contains two electrons. Its outer most electron shell (2s) also contains two electrons. When beryllium ionises two electrons , they are 'lost' from the outer most (2s) electron shell. They are further from the nucleus of the atom and are not so strongly held.!!!!! When these two electrons have 'gone' , the Beryllium atom is now the Beryllium ION. (It is no longer an atom). Formulaically it is written as Be(g) = Be^(2+) + 2 e^(-) So for beryllium atom to become a Beryllium ION it LOSES TWO electrons.
In order for an aluminum atom to form the aluminum ion it must?
lose one or more electrons.
Does a metallic atom and a nonmetallic atom both gain electron?
No. A metallic atom will typically lose electrons.
An atom does not easily lose or gain electrons if it has?
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.
What is the name of electrons in the outermost shell that an atom can gain lose or share with another atom?
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?
What is the name of electrons in the outer most shell that an atom can gain lose or share with another atom?
Electrons in the outer most shell are called Valence Electrons.
Atoms like sodium and lithium often lose electrons, which makes them?
The kind of atom that likes to be oxidized.
Is an atom stable if it has two electrons in the third shell?
No - it would want to lose these two electrons
Would atom with an atomic number of 3 lose or gain electrons?
Lithium loses electrons.
