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When an oxygen atom gains two electrons to become an oxygen ion what is the electric charge?
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If an oxygen atom gains two electrons to become an oxygen ion what is the electric charge?
-2
How many electrons must the oxygen atom lose to be stable?
Oxygen wants to gain 2 electrons, so its charge would be 2-, because electrons have a negative charge.
What is the net charge of o?
An Oxygen atom has 8 protons and 8 electrons 1 Proton = +1 8 protons = +8 1 electron = -1 8 electrons = -8 Net charge = 0 Oxygen ion has 8 protons and 10 electrons 8 protons = +8 8 electrons = -10 Net charge = -2
How many electrons would be required to make an oxygen atom stable?
It must gain 2 electrons to become stable then it would have a charge of -2 and be iso-electronic with Neon.
How many electrons are in the first shell of an atom of oxygen?
Oxygen has 8 electrons (assuming its charge is 0), and in the first shell ("closest" to the nucleus) there are 2 electrons. :)
If an oxygen atom gains two electrons to become an oxygen ion what is the electric charge?
-2
If oxygen gains 2 electrons what charge will it have?
It would have a negative charge. It would be a negative ion with a 2+ charge.Remember: when an atom gains electrons they become NEGATIVE.when an atom loses electrons they become POSITIVE.
If 2 electrons where added to oxygen atom what would be the charge?
All atoms have a neutral charge until they lose or gain electrons. Once they lose/gain electrons then they are considered ions. Gaining electrons- If atoms gain electrons then they are getting negatively charged particles making them have a negative charge. Losing electrons- If atoms lose electrons then they are losing a negative charge and they become a positively charged ion. Oxygen- Oxygen will have a negative charge before a positive charge because it needs only two electrons to have a stable valence level. For example, Oxygen will take the electrons from two Hydrogen atoms and make H20.
What electric charge is the characteristic for an ion of 0?
O that is oxygen is a non metal and a non metal has a characteristic of gaining electrons so when they gain electrons the also gain a net charge in negative as no. of protons become less than the no. of electrons. now oxygen has atomic no. 8 and valency of 2 so it requires 2 electrons to complete an octet i.e. 8 electrons in the outermost shell and to get a negative charge. since it will gain 2 electrons so it will have a net charge -2. The oxidation number of oxygen is -2, except in a few cases, including superoxides (-1/2), peroxides (-1), and oxygen fluorides (+1, +2).
Do oxygen gain or lose electrons?
Oxygen is an oxidizer, it will gain electrons in a reaction to complete it's valence shell.
How many electrons would an atom of Oxygen need to have no charge?
Oxygen needs 8 electrons to have no charge.
How many electrons must the oxygen atom lose to be stable?
Oxygen wants to gain 2 electrons, so its charge would be 2-, because electrons have a negative charge.
What charge would an oxygen atom with 10 electrons have?
An Oxygen atom would never contain 10 electrons on its own. It would have a maximum of 8 electrons at one time, unless the "oxygen atom" you are referring to is in fact an oxygen ION, in which case the charge would be -2. However, an oxygen ion can never be "by itself". It must be bonded with either itself as a diatomic or with another element as a compound.
What overall charge does oxygen have?
Pure elements, O2 (the "2" because Oxygen is diatomic, meaning that in nature, it is two Oxygen atoms bound to each other), have a charge of 0. However, Oxygen generally forms a 2- ion when in a compound.
How many electrons does oxygen have with a negative 2 charge have?
A negative 2 charge means that the oxygen is richer in two electrons. The configuration of oxygen is: 1s22s22p4 and we can conclude that it has 8 electrons. For the atom to be neutral the amount of protons must be the same. Oxygen atom has 8 neutrons. Let's add the two electrons to the eight, so the oxygen will be on negative 2 charge. To summarize, the amount of electrons - 10, protons- 8, neutrons - 8.
What is the electric charge on the ion in the compound calcium oxide?
Well the charge on the compound would be stable (0) when bonded, because the Calcium has given it's electrons to the Oxygen atom. But the charge on the calcium ion itself would be 2+
What is the net charge of o?
An Oxygen atom has 8 protons and 8 electrons 1 Proton = +1 8 protons = +8 1 electron = -1 8 electrons = -8 Net charge = 0 Oxygen ion has 8 protons and 10 electrons 8 protons = +8 8 electrons = -10 Net charge = -2
