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Q: Which families on the periodic table give and gain electrons?
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Where are atoms that tend to gain electrons located on the periodic table?

Atoms that tend to gain electrons are located on the far left side of the periodic table.


Does group 18 on the periodic table lose or gain electrons?

it has nothing


Elements in Group 16 of the periodic table usually?

Oxygen, Sulfur, Selenium, Tellurium, and Polonium =]


Do Atoms have no overall eletric charge?

Elements, as they appear on the Periodic Table, have no net charge. They all have equal numbers of protons (+) and electrons (-). HOWEVER, an atom can gain or lose electrons, which will change its charge, but, again, on the periodic table, they all have 0 charge.


What is an aion and where can you find it on the periodic table?

Anions are negatively charged atoms.Non metals gain electrons to form anions. They are placed on right side in the periodic table.


How are the elements oxygen and calcium different on the periodic table?

Calcium can loose 2 electrons. Oxygen can gain 2 electrons.


What is the nonmetal family of the periodic table that wants to gain lose or share four electrons?

carbon


Which side of the periodic table do elements gain valence electrons?

all the elemants have valence electrons the last number of the elecotrons is the elemets valence electrons


The common ion charge of some elements in the periodic table is zero what does that tell you about the element?

That it does not gain or loose electrons.


How will the tendency to gaining electrons changes as you move from right to left in periodic table?

as you move across a period, you are more and more likely to gain electrons


What tends to gain electrons?

Elements on the right of the periodic table but not in group 0/8 tend to gain electrons. Those in group 7 tend to gain 1 electron and those in group 6 tend to gain 2.


How are all of the nonmetal elements on the periodic table relate in term of ability to lose electron?

All non-metals have either 5, 6 or 7 electrons in their octet which makes them suitable to gain electrons to achieve stability. Hence it is difficult for electrons to lose electrons.