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Which elements can lose electrons from the two outermost shells?
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All thed block elements (except d10) have this tendency.
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Which element would you expect to gain one electron in a chemical reaction?
Metals are the elements that usually lose electrons in their chemical reactions. This is because they have few electrons in their outermost shells which are easily lost.
Why carbon cannot lose or gain its electron?
It is not that way. Carbon gains electrons while a chemical reaction to have 8 shells in the outermost orbit. Though it has 4 electrons in the outermost orbit, it usually gains four electrons or shares four electrons while a chemical reaction. eg hydrocarbons methane butane propane.
What is outer shell electrons do group 1 elements?
i guess you mean that the group 1 elements usually lose a electron in order to become stable because the outermost of the group 1 elements have only one valence electron and it is easy to lose one than to gain seven.
Why do group 2 metals form ions with a 2 charges?
These metal may lose two electrons.
Does group 13 elements lose or gain valence electrons?
It is going to lose electrons
Which element would you expect to gain one electron in a chemical reaction?
Metals are the elements that usually lose electrons in their chemical reactions. This is because they have few electrons in their outermost shells which are easily lost.
Which elements are most likely to lose electrons combining with other elements?
the elements which have 1, 2 or 3 electrons in their valence (outermost)shells are most likely to lose electrons compared to the other ones and we name them as metals and alkaline earth metals. these elements want to give their outermost shell electrons to become more stable. because when they give those electrons the next shell under this one which has 8 electrons (2 in some cases such as lithium) becomes the new valence shell so the electron configuration resembles a noble gas.
What property of nonmetallic elements makes them more likely to gain electrons than to lose electrons?
They have relatively full valence shells.
Why carbon cannot lose or gain its electron?
It is not that way. Carbon gains electrons while a chemical reaction to have 8 shells in the outermost orbit. Though it has 4 electrons in the outermost orbit, it usually gains four electrons or shares four electrons while a chemical reaction. eg hydrocarbons methane butane propane.
What is outer shell electrons do group 1 elements?
i guess you mean that the group 1 elements usually lose a electron in order to become stable because the outermost of the group 1 elements have only one valence electron and it is easy to lose one than to gain seven.
Why do group 2 metals form ions with a 2 charges?
These metal may lose two electrons.
Does group 13 elements lose or gain valence electrons?
It is going to lose electrons
What property of nonmetallic elements makes them more likely to gain electrons than lose them?
High Electonegativity of non metals makes them more likely to gain electrons.
Do atoms of metallic elements tend to gain or lose electrons?
Metals usually lose electrons, this is why many charges are positive.
Covalent bonds and ionic bonds occur because atoms want to become more stable To do this many atoms gain lose or share electrons until their outermost electron shells are full ie resemble the?
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Why will aluminum create an ion larger than its nucleus?
It will become smaller because the three electrons it will lose decreases the size of the 'cloud' of electrons rather than making it larger. They also will be 'held' tighter to the nucleus. The opposite is true of those elements that gain electrons.
What is special about the arrangement of electrons in the noble gases?
Noble gases have a full shell of valence electrons, therefore are unlikely to gain or lose any since they are stable.
