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What factor makes it easy for sodium to loose its outermost electron?
This electron is the only one in a new outermost electron shell as you progress through the periodic table. So it is relatively easy for it to hop off and join to a Chlorine atom, for example, which is one short of a completed shell. So it's good in forming ionic compounds,
How many electrons are in the outermost energy level of a sodium atom?
There's only one. Because of this it is very easy for sodium to lose that one electron so that it can have a full electron shell like that of neon. Sodium's first shell has two electrons, and it's second shell has 8 electrons.
How many electron must be gain or lost of Cs?
Cs (cesium) is in group I of the periodic table, and has 1 valence electron. This is very easy to lose, and so Cs loses this one electron to become the cesium cation, Cs^1+
When a cesium atom forms an ion will?
When cesium forms an ion, it loses 1 electron to form the Cs+ cation. This is very easy for cesium to do because of its very low electronegativity, which is a measure of the attraction between the nucleus and the electrons.
Does sodium have a low or high ionization energy?
Sodium has a relatively low ionization energy, as it only requires a small amount of energy to remove an electron from a sodium atom. This is because sodium has one electron in its outermost shell, which makes it relatively easy to remove.
What is outer shell electrons do group 1 elements?
i guess you mean that the group 1 elements usually lose a electron in order to become stable because the outermost of the group 1 elements have only one valence electron and it is easy to lose one than to gain seven.
What group in the periodic tables needs the least energy to lose one electron?
Group 1 elements, commonly known as alkali metals, need the least energy to lose one electron because they have only one electron in their outermost shell. This electron is loosely held due to the shielding effect of inner electrons, making it relatively easy for these elements to lose it.
Why are the alkali and the halogens very reactive?
The alkali metals need to lose just one electron in order to obtain a stable electron arrangement, and the halogens need to gain just one electron in order to obtain a stable electron arrangement, so they are both very close to stability and therefore react very readily. Elements which need to either lose or gain a larger number of electrons have a harder time doing so, because the stability of a full outer shell is countered by the instability that results from having too much of a net electric charge. If an element needs to gain more than one electron in order to have a full outer shell, the first electron is relatively easy, but that atom then has a negative charge which repells other electrons event though it still needs more electrons to fill its outer shell.
Is copper the best conductor?
because copper atom has one electron in outer shell and easy to to energize to flow to other copper atom we now that the rate of flow of electron is current
What makes copper so conductive?
Copper is conductive due to its atomic structure, which allows for easy movement of electrons. Its outer electron shell is loosely bound, making it easy for electrons to move freely within the structure. This leads to high electrical conductivity in copper.
Why is it easy for a metal to loose an electron?
Metals useually have few valence electrons and they loose electrons from their outermost shell thus, forming an ion with positive charge (cations). This is because it is easy for metals to loose electron and attain stable or octet configuration similar to rare gases. Hence to attain stability metals lose valence electrons. E.g. sodium (At no. =11 ; electronic configu-1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s1) metal has one valence electron and it is easy for it to loose 1e rather to gain 7e to attain stable configuration. Hence it loose 1e forming Na+ cation.
Atoms of what elements will become most stable by gaining one electron?
Elements in group 17 (Halogens) such as fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine will become more stable by gaining one electron to achieve a full outer electron shell and form a negatively charged ion.
