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What structure will atoms have after losing or gaining electrons?
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∙ 11y ago
a noble gas
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What is an atom that has given up or taken on electrons?
I believe you mean an ion, which is an atom or a group of atoms that has acquired a net electric charge by gaining or losing one or more electrons. atoms that lose electrons are metals that become positively charged cations. atoms that gain electrons are non-metals that become negatively charged anions.
Arrange atoms from smallest to largest?
An atoms size is relative to the number of electrons an atom contains. Atoms with the least number of electrons are the smallest atoms. When atoms have the same number of electrons, the atom with the most protons will have the largest nuclear charge, and therefore be the smallest atom.
Why does the oxidation of organic compounds by molecular oxygen to produce CO2 and water release free energy?
the covalent bonds in organic molecules are higher energy bonds than those in water and carbon dioxide.
In biology which term includes the other four atoms molecules electrons elements and protons?
Molecules Atoms which are elements make up molecules. Protons and electrons make up atoms.
What happens to a molecule when it is reduced?
A molecule is said to be reduced when one of its atoms gains an electron. Since electrons are negatively charged, the net charge of the molecule is reduced when one of it's atoms acquires an electron.
What structure will atoms have after losing of gaining electrons?
If atoms lose electrons they will have a positively charged ion called a cation. If they gain electrons, they will have a negatively charged ion called an anion.
When forming compounds atoms try to gain or lose what?
In forming compounds, atoms are engaged in either gaining or losing electrons. They may also share electrons, but that is also a form of gaining or losing electrons.
How do some atoms gain or lose electrons to form ions?
Oxidation: losing electrons Reduction: gaining electrons OIL RIG (oxidation is losing-reduction is gaining) ^ helpful memory tool.
How can atoms achieve octet rule?
by losing or gaining electrons to become stable
What is a chemical bond formed by atoms losing or gaining electrons?
metallic bond
How do elements acquire a stable atomic structure like that found in a noble gas?
Atoms can achieve a stable outer electron arrangement by gaining, losing or sharing valence electrons with other atoms or ions.
The process of atoms gaining or losing electrons to become anions or cations?
The process of removing electrons is generally called ionization.
What is an atom called that has a positive and negative charge as a result of gaining or losing electrons?
Atoms with a charge are called ions.
What is a chemical bond formed by atoms losing or gaining electrons called?
This chemical bonding is called ionic bonding.
Are electrons shared between atoms in a covalent bond?
Yes. To form 8 electrons in their outer shell (or 2, if they only have one shell), some atoms share electrons, instead of gaining or losing them to others.
What chemical bond holds oxygen atoms to phosphors atoms?
They are held together by covalent bonds (they share the electrons in the outer shells, instead of losing or gaining them)
How can atoms with fewer than 8 valence electrons fill their outmost energy level?
They ca fill their outmost energy level by gaining or losing electrons.
