True!
an ion
the outermost electron shell
Chlorine atoms have 7 outermost electrons and need to gain an electron to achieve the stability of a full valence shell.
Elements on the right side of the periodic table require large amounts of energy to remove an electron from the outermost energy level of their atoms. It is much easier for them to gain rather than lose electrons.
It depends on the number of electrons in the outer valence shell in the atom
This electron is a valance electron.
an ion
Molecules.
the outermost electron shell
The valence electron. (The outermost electron) help it help s:))))
Neutrons
If it's outermost electron shell is filled.
Chlorine atoms have 7 outermost electrons and need to gain an electron to achieve the stability of a full valence shell.
If it's outermost electron shell is filled.
Lithium is in Group 1. It is an alkali metal. Neutral atoms of lithium have one electron in their outermost 2s energy level. Because of this, lithium atoms will lose their outermost electron to nonmetals to form ionic compounds, such as lithium chloride, or lithium oxide. When a lithium atom loses its outermost electron, it becomes a lithium cation with a charge of 1+. A cation is a positively charged ion.
The electrons, or the electron cloud, of an atom affect how it reacts chemically with other atoms and molecules.
They don't. Of the main group, or representative elements, group 1 elements are the only ones whose atoms have only 1 electron in their outermost energy levels.