Hydrogen and Helium
hydrogen (H) and helium (He)
hydrogen (H) and helium (He)
No, sodium's outer shell is not stable because it only has one electron in its outer shell. Sodium will readily react with other elements to achieve a stable electron configuration by losing this electron.
alkali metals (group 1 elements)
A neutral atom of lithium has an electron configuration of 2,1. This means it has 1 electron in its outer shell.
Helium's electron structure is 1s2, meaning two electrons in the 1s orbital
The elements in Group 7A (halogens) on the periodic table would need only 1 electron to achieve a stable electron configuration by filling their outermost shell with 8 electrons. For example, elements like fluorine, chlorine, and bromine each need only 1 more electron to reach stability.
We can calculate using these below given formulas:-Energy of n(th) shell = -2.18*10^(-18)*(Z/n)^2 Joules per atom, orEnergy of n(th) shell = -13.6*(Z/n)^2 Electron volt per atom, orEnergy of n(th) shell = -1.312*(Z/n)^2 KiloJoules per molewhere n is your number of orbit and Z is it's atomic number
No, according to the Aufbau principle, the first orbit (K shell) can only hold a maximum of 2 electrons and the second orbit (L shell) can hold a maximum of 8 electrons. This is due to the way electrons fill orbitals in an atom based on their energy levels.
Each row in the table contains elements that have the same number of electron orbit shells. The first orbit, which is closest to the nucleus only has space for 2 electrons (no idea why, sorry). This is why only hydrogen (1 electron) and helium (2 electrons) are in the first row. The second row has the same inner shell, with 2 electrons and an outer shell with room for 8...and so on.
Hydrogen only has one electron, which fills its only electron shell (the first shell).
Period 1 of the periodic table has only one electron shell. This shell can hold a maximum of two electrons, which are found in the hydrogen and helium atoms. Therefore, elements in this period have their electrons in the first and only shell, representing the simplest atomic structure.