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Which is more likely to form bonds an atom with 8valence electrons or an atom with fewer then 8 valence electrons?
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∙ 13y ago
An atom that has fewer than 8 valence electrons is more reactive, or more likely to form bonds, than an atom with 8 valence electron. Atoms bond by gaining, losing, or sharing electrons in order to have a filled outermost energy level with 8 valence electrons.
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∙ 10y agoAn atom with less than 8 valence electrons is much more likely to form bonds than an atom with 8 valence electrons.
Both of them are more likely to form bonds than an atom with more than 8 valence electrons, because at least those with 8 and less than 8 actually exist.
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∙ 12y agoLess than. The outer shell would have more room to bond.(:
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∙ 12y agoOk just ask you mom and see what she say Merced 209
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∙ 8y agoThe atom with a lower number of electrons is more reactive.
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Which electrons are use to form bonds?
Valence electrons are used to form bonds. These are present in outermost shell.
How can you tell from an element's number of valence elns whether the element is more likely to form a caor an anion?
If an element has less than four valence electrons, it will tend to lose its valence electrons and form cations. If an element has more than four valence electrons, it will tend to gain electrons and form anions. An element that has four valence electrons will tend to form covalent bonds rather than ionic bonds.
Ionic bonds form from what electrons?
by the transfer of the valence electrons
What type of electrons do ionic bonds deal with?
valence electrons
Why are the valence electrons found in metallic bonds different from other bonds because of what?
their valence electrons are free-roaming they allow for the conductivity of electricity APEX :) <3 JAmie
Which electrons are use to form bonds?
Valence electrons are used to form bonds. These are present in outermost shell.
What are electrons are used in bonds?
valence electrons
What type of electron is available to form bonds?
Valence electrons-electrons that are farthest from an atoms nucleus- are the electrons that form bonds with other atoms.
Valence electrons in covalent bonds?
Covalent bonds are formed by sharing electrons of the valence shell.
How can you tell from an element's number of valence elns whether the element is more likely to form a caor an anion?
If an element has less than four valence electrons, it will tend to lose its valence electrons and form cations. If an element has more than four valence electrons, it will tend to gain electrons and form anions. An element that has four valence electrons will tend to form covalent bonds rather than ionic bonds.
Where do valence electrons occur?
Valence electrons occur in the outermost shells of an atom. Valence electrons can be shared in covalent bonds. Covalent bonds occur between non-metals, like Carbon and Nitrogen.
Which type of electrons is available to form bonds?
Valence electrons
Ionic bonds form from what electrons?
by the transfer of the valence electrons
What type of electrons do ionic bonds deal with?
valence electrons
Why are the valence electrons found in metallic bonds different from other bonds because of what?
their valence electrons are free-roaming they allow for the conductivity of electricity APEX :) <3 JAmie
Why are the valance electrons of metallic bonds different from other bonds?
In a metal the valence electrons delocalize into the conduction band, becoming an "electron gas" that fills the metal's bulk volume.In covalent bonds the valence electrons are shared between local pairs of atoms.In ionic bonds the valence electrons leave the "metal" and move to the "nonmetal" creating a pair of separate oppositely charged ions.In resonance bonds the valence electrons oscillate between being shared between two nearby local pairs of atoms.etc.To summarize in metals the valence electrons become delocalized, in other bonds the valence electrons stay local.
When covalent bonds form what happens to electrons?
the valence electrons are shared.
