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When beryllium loses electrons to fluorine what is the process called?
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∙ 15y ago
Wouldn't it be the formation of an ionic compound, BeF2. Because fluorine needs to gain one electron to become stable like the noble gases. In turn, beryllium needs to lose two electrons to become stable. So, two fluorine atoms react with one beryllium atom. The two fluorines are called anions (ions with (-) charge) and the beryllium is a 2+ cation (or ion with (+) charge). Then, to cancel out the charges, they bond together to form what is known as an ionic compound.
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What the loss of an electron is called?
When a molecule loses an electron, it is said to be oxidized. The process is reduction.
What are electrons that are located at a given distance from an atom's nucleus in a region called?
valence electrons
What shows up electrons?
Positive charge particles are called Protons Negatively charged particles are called Electrons Neutrons have no charge Protons was discovered by Ruther Ford Electrons was discovered by JJ Thompson Neutons was discovered by James Chadwick
Which scientist proposed that electrons travel in orbits called shells?
Heisenburg
Whats the process of boiling seawater and recondensing the steam?
the process you are referring to is called "distillation".
What is the chemical formula of the compound beryllium and fluorine?
The chemical formula for beryllium chlorite is Be(ClO2)2.
What is the electron dot structure for beryllium difluoride?
The element beryllium has atomic number 4 and appears in the Group 2 column of the periodic table. It has two electrons in its valence shell (like all the other Group 2 elements), and we write it by using its chemical symbol (Be) and two dots like this: Be:
What particles are in fluorine?
Fluorine is an element. Its atoms are made of basically 3 fundamental particles (as is an atom of every other element just with different proportions) called electrons, protons and neutrons. Fluorine itself is a pure substance and contains no other particles except Fluorine atoms.
Why fluorine exist as a diatomic molecule?
Each fluorine atom has 7 electrons in its outer shell, but a setup of 8 outer shell electrons (called an octet) is stable. To get this octet a fluorine atom will form a single covalent bond with another fluorine atom. Each atom give one electron to be shared between the two.
What is the process of losing or gaining electrons to become stable?
The process of losing or gaining electrons to become stable is called ionization.
What is the second period on the periodic table called?
Second period elements have two electronic shell.It comprises of eight elements.They are lithium,beryllium,boron,carbon,nitrogen,oxygen,fluorine and neon.
What is the name given to the elements in group Vila of the periodic table such as fluorine and chlorine?
They are called halogens. They are in the 17th period. They have 7 electrons in the outermost energy level.
The process of atoms gaining or losing electrons to become anions or cations?
The process of removing electrons is generally called ionization.
Why is the ionisation energy of fluorine higher than iodine?
The best modern answer would involve quantum chemistry, but an easier to understand explanation is that the outermost electrons in fluorine are much closer to the nucleus that provides the attraction to hold the electrons and nucleus together as an atom than are the outermost electrons in iodine. This is sometimes called the "screening effect" of inner shell electrons that weakens the attraction between the nucleus and the outer shell electrons in large atoms such as iodine.
Why doesn't the photo-system run out of electrons?
Because electrons are obtained from water. Process is called photolysis
What is the element that borrows electrons in chemical reactions?
Such elements, borrowing electrons, are called 'electron acceptors' or in other words 'oxidants'.The strongest elemental oxidant is Fluorine, F2:F2 + 2e- --> 2F-
Does fluoride form an ion with a charge of 1?
Fluorine forms a 1- ion because it has 7 electrons in its outer shell, this is not very stable. What is stable is a full outer shell of 8 electrons. So a fluorine atom will take an electron (which carries a 1- charge) from another atom to complete this so-called octet.
