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Explain why some elements are stable on their own while others are more stable in compounds?
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∙ 7y ago
its because some are naturally stable like helium, when some like hydrogen have an extra electron in their electron clouds. That's why they are unstable. When they meet with an element with one extra electron they can be stable because the first electron cloud holds 2 electrons. ex. :
hydrogen - 1 electron
hydrogen - 1 electron
adding both together will give you a full eletron cloud.
Hope this helps!
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoMost elements are not stable in there natural state, so they combine with other elements to form a compound. The elements found in nature by themselves are stable enough that they do not need to react with another element.
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∙ 16y agobecause they are not stable in pure form. because they are not stable in pure form.
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∙ 12y agoAll the metals specially alkali and alkaline earth metals.
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∙ 13y agoTheir electron configurations are different.
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∙ 7y agobecause some elements need to share and receive electrons in order to become stable.
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∙ 12y agobecause of the valence toms
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Why won't stable elements react?
Stable elements do not react because they don't need to. Elements react so that they can gain stability( as stability is gained by filling the outer most shell of the atom). As stable elements already have full outer shells and are stable , they do not react.
When elements form compounds what do the elements do?
When an element enters into a compound, a chemical reaction occurs. This means that the elements chemically combine and sub-atomic particles transfer between the elements involved. An Example of a Compound: Sodium Chloride (Table Salt): Sodium + Chlorine --> Sodium Chloride
What causes a compound to be formed from elements?
Every element that isn't a noble gas, wants to become isoelectronic or have the same number of electrons as its nearest noble gas. This is because noble gases are very stable, while other elements aren't. Forming compounds allows elements to gain or lose electrons, which allows them to become like their nearest noble gas.
Some elements can become stable either by gaining or losing electrons. They are called?
They are called ions
Do all elements decay over time?
It is the unstable isotopes of elements that decay over time. All elements have an isotope or isotopes that are unstable and will decay over time. (These isotopes will be either naturally occurring or will be synthetic.) Some isotopes of some elements, however, are stable, and they will not undergo radioactive decay.To discover what's what, we have to do some homework, and what better place to start than the table of nuclides? It lists all the elemets, and all the isotopes of each element. Further, it tells us which ones are stable, which are unstable, and will also help us determine the decay mode of the unstable nuclides.
Why are some elements stable on their own while others are stable in compounds?
because of the valence toms
Why are elements stable on their own while others are more stable in compounds?
because of the valence toms
Why Are some elements stable on their own while others are more stable compounds?
because of the valence toms
Why are some elements are stable on their own while others are more stable in compounds?
because of the valence toms
What happens when elements combine?
Elements combine to form compounds to become more stable
Is inactive elements from stable compound?
For example, xenon, a noble gas can form stable compounds.
Elements that do not have full outer energy levels are more stable in?
compounds
Why some elements are stable on their own while other are more stable in compounds?
because of the valence toms
When elements are more stable in a combined formwhich forms?
Each element can form stable, less stable or unstable compounds.
Why do elements tend to form compounds?
it tells how many atoms are in the unit to be stable
Are organic compounds stable or unstable?
The difference in stability is as a result of the covalent bonds in organic compounds and ionic bonds in the inorganic compounds.
Why carbon compounds form covalent compounds?
This because it has the valency 4 (called tetra valency) by which it can combine with lots of elements and also it has a property of forming stable compounds
