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Which elements tend to attract electrons to become negative ions?
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Nonmetals tend to attract electrons to become negative ions.
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When oxidation number positive or negative?
It could be any thing. It is different to elements.
Does boron become positive or negative when it loses electrons?
All atoms become positive ions when they lose electrons, and negative when they gain electrons.
Which group of element take in electrons and what do they become?
Group 17 and group 16 elements will take one and two electrons respectively to form mono negative and dinegative anions.
Which group of elements tend to give up electrons and become positive?
True, non-metals would gain electrons to form anions with a negative charge.
How does a neutral atom become a negative ion?
The positivity and negativity of an ion is determined by the number of electrons compared to that of protons. If there are more electrons than protons in the ion, it is considered negative. It becomes negative by gaining electrons, which can happen a number of ways. Simply put, most often it gains electrons by pulling them off of other elements and molecules. The more electronegative an element is, the easier it is for it to do this. Elements are most stable in their "octet" configuration where all of the available spots in an orbital are filled. Elements with less than a perfect octet will rip electrons off of other things.
How doe an ion become negative?
The positivity and negativity of an ion is determined by the number of electrons compared to that of protons. If there are more electrons than protons in the ion, it is considered negative. It becomes negative by gaining electrons, which can happen a number of ways. Simply put, most often it gains electrons by pulling them off of other elements and molecules. The more electronegative an element is, the easier it is for it to do this. Elements are most stable in their "octet" configuration where all of the available spots in an orbital are filled. Elements with less than a perfect octet will rip electrons off of other things.
What kind of charge does an object have when it has given away electrons?
negative
Which type of elements make negative ions?
Elements on the right-hand side of the periodic table, that is to say, non-metals, will form negative ions. This is because, in order to become stable, they need to GAIN electrons, making them more negative than they were before. For example, Oxygen has 6 valence electrons, and needs 2 more to reach a stable octet. If it gains 2 electrons is will have a charge of -2, making it a negative ion.
A shortage of electrons on a surface creates an electric what?
A shortage of electrons on a surface creates an electric what?
What do metals become after the donate electrons?
Metal --> electrons + Metal ions (positively charged)
How does a ion become positive or negative?
The loss or gain of electrons
Why does objects become positively charged if they lose electrons?
Losing electrons the positive charges become bigger than negative charges.
