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It is definitely unstable. The electrons must be equal to the protons, unless you are dealing with an isotope. An unpaired electron is going to be looking to pair up with another as soon as it finds one. What exactly are you dealing with? I would have to know more to answer it fully.
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What is the difference between a stable and unstable electronic configuration?
Stable electronic configuration is when the valence shell of an element is completely filled (8 electrons) whereas unstable electronic configuration is when the valence shell of an element is not completely filled
Why does chlorine exist as Cl2 rather than a single atom?
A lone chlorine atom has 7 electrons in its outer shell or valence shell, with 3 pairs and 1 unpaired electron. This is an unstable configuration. A stable outer shell contains 8 electrons in 4 pairs. So, two chlorine atoms will form a covalent bond, each sharing its unpaired electron. This bond forms a full pair of electrons that is shared between the two atoms, effectively giving each atom a stable shell of 8 electrons.
What causes an atom to be stable and unstable?
If an atom has more protons then electrons the atom will have a negative charge.If the atom has more electrons then protons the atom will have a positive charge.If the atom has equal numbers of electrons and protons then the atom becomes neutral.However if you're wondering why an atom is stable then that means that it has all the electrons inside of it paired. If the atom is unstable it has unpaired electrons.
What is a good sentence using the word ionic bond?
example: When two unstable valence electrons need to become stable, they form an ionic bond.
A full valence shell of electrons means that the atom is unstable and likely to combine with other atoms?
No: A full valence shell means the atom is very stable and has little likelihood of combining with other atoms.
What is the difference between a stable and unstable electronic configuration?
Stable electronic configuration is when the valence shell of an element is completely filled (8 electrons) whereas unstable electronic configuration is when the valence shell of an element is not completely filled
Why does chlorine exist as Cl2 rather than a single atom?
A lone chlorine atom has 7 electrons in its outer shell or valence shell, with 3 pairs and 1 unpaired electron. This is an unstable configuration. A stable outer shell contains 8 electrons in 4 pairs. So, two chlorine atoms will form a covalent bond, each sharing its unpaired electron. This bond forms a full pair of electrons that is shared between the two atoms, effectively giving each atom a stable shell of 8 electrons.
How can you tell that the beryllium atom is unstable?
You can tell that the beryllium atom is unstable because beryllium only has 2 valence electrons in its outer shell. An atom becomes stable when it has eight valence electrons, so in the case of beryllium it would have to lose those 2 electrons in its outer shell to become stable. often forming a cation with a 2+ charge.
How many Valence electrons in a stable octet?
8 valence electrons
What causes an atom to be stable and unstable?
If an atom has more protons then electrons the atom will have a negative charge.If the atom has more electrons then protons the atom will have a positive charge.If the atom has equal numbers of electrons and protons then the atom becomes neutral.However if you're wondering why an atom is stable then that means that it has all the electrons inside of it paired. If the atom is unstable it has unpaired electrons.
What is a good sentence using the word ionic bond?
example: When two unstable valence electrons need to become stable, they form an ionic bond.
How many single bonds are typically formed by the element O?
Nitrogen has 5 valence electrons. It needs 3 valence electrons to complete a full octet. A full octet makes Nitrogen more stable.
When an atom or an ion has 8 valence electrons it is more or less stable than when it ha fewer than eight valence electrons?
Valence electrons are the amount of electrons in the outermost electron shell. 8 valence electrons fill the outer shell making it completely stable.
A full valence shell of electrons means that the atom is unstable and likely to combine with other atoms?
No: A full valence shell means the atom is very stable and has little likelihood of combining with other atoms.
What causes reactions?
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How many valence electrons do stable atoms have?
A stable atom has 8 electrons in its outer most valence shell. A simple way to remember this is that all atoms want to be like the noble gases which all have 8 electrons (except helium but the reason is complicated and not necessary here)
Why are most covalent bonds unstable?
In covalent bonds, two atoms share electrons. Since atoms are unstable when they do not have enough electrons in their valence shell, and neither have enough in their valence shell (since they are sharing the electrons), covalent bonds are usually unstable. Well this is a strange question. What is meant by unstable? Is it reactivity? Yes many compounds are unstable, but many such as H2O, H2 are very stable. H2 is reactive with oxygen- because the formation of H2O from O2 and H2 releases energy. However without external influences e.g radiation, other reactive species (like O2) , H2 is extremely stable.
