octet rule
In diatomic elements, such as hydrogen (H2) or oxygen (O2), each atom follows the octet rule by sharing electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration. This results in a full outer shell of electrons with a total of 8 electrons, satisfying the octet rule. The sharing of electrons allows the diatomic molecule to be stable.
Elements are looking to find the magic number which is 8. when an atom has 8 electrons it is the most stable. Bonds that will have a total of 8 electrons work easier than bonds that will have 3 or 4.
The Elements have a different Total Number of Electrons, but the same number of Valence Electrons.
They are the same! Elements in group IA (alkali metals) have 1 valence electrons. Elements in group IIA (alkaline earth metals) have 2 valence electrons. Group IIIA (boron family) has 3 valence electrons, and so on.
Elements are placed in a group based on their similar chemical properties, such as reactivity and valence electrons. Elements are placed in a period based on the number of electron shells they have. Each period corresponds to the electron shell number of the elements in that period.
The number of core electrons can be determined from the periodic table by identifying an element's atomic number, which indicates the total number of electrons. Core electrons are those that are not in the outermost shell; for main group elements, this typically includes all electrons in completed inner shells. To find the number of core electrons, you can subtract the number of valence electrons (the electrons in the outermost shell) from the total number of electrons. For example, oxygen (atomic number 8) has 6 core electrons and 2 valence electrons.
This statement is incorrect. In period 3 of the periodic table, elements have a varying number of electrons in their outermost energy level, ranging from 1 to 8 electrons.
Tungsten has 46 core electrons. Core electrons are the electrons found in all elements that are not valence electrons. Tungsten has an atomic number of 74, so it has 74 electrons in total.
Each element in the periodic table has a number of protons equal to its atomic number. Uncharged atoms have the same number of electrons. Element number 1 (hydrogen) has 1 proton and 1 electron in a single atom. There are 118 elements on the periodic table (numbered 1 through 118), with some of them being artificially made (not naturally occurring), or a result of radioactive decay, and not stable.
Neon is already a stable element with a full outer electron shell, so it does not need to gain any electrons to achieve stability. Neon has 10 electrons in total, with a full valence shell of 8 electrons. Therefore, it is already in a stable configuration.
To find the total number of electrons in an element, first you need to look up the element's atomic number. That number tells you how many protons are in the element. Then, look up the net charge of the element. The number of protons subtracted by the elements net charge will give you the number of its electrons.
The number of electrons are equal to the number of protons which is equal to the atomic number. That's if you're trying to find the number of total electrons. If you want to find the number of valence electrons (electrons in the outermost shell) you must look at the group numbers. The group number is equivalent to the number of valence electrons.