The electron configuration of an oxygen atom is (2, 6). Meaning it has 2 electrons in its first shell and 6 in its second.
The energy levels of atoms are limited to how many electrons they can hold.
The first energy level can only hold a maximum of 2 electrons the second has a maximum of 8 and the third has a maximum of 18 etc.
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Oxygen has 8 electrons (assuming its charge is 0), and in the first shell ("closest" to the nucleus) there are 2 electrons. :)
The innermost shell of every atom except hydrogen consists of 2 electrons.
Two. An inner shell contains 2 electrons; and an outer shell contains 2 electrons on its near side and 4 more electrons on its outer side. Total of 8 electrons.
An oxygen atom has eight electrons. The first electron shell can contain two electrons so that shell is filled leaving six electrons left. Since the second electron shell can contain up to eight electrons, the remaining six electrons go into the second shell. Since the second shell is the outermost shell, there are six electron's in the outer energy level.
An atom of oxygen needs 2 electrons to complete its outer shell, which can hold a total of 8 electrons. Oxygen has 6 electrons in its outer shell, so it will gain 2 electrons through bonding to achieve a full valence shell.
Oxygen has 8 electrons (assuming its charge is 0), and in the first shell ("closest" to the nucleus) there are 2 electrons. :)
Oxygen. Two of the electrons are in the first shell. The other six of them are in the second shell.
The innermost shell of every atom except hydrogen consists of 2 electrons.
An oxygen atom has six (6) electrons in its outer shell.
Two. An inner shell contains 2 electrons; and an outer shell contains 2 electrons on its near side and 4 more electrons on its outer side. Total of 8 electrons.
An oxygen atom has eight electrons. The first electron shell can contain two electrons so that shell is filled leaving six electrons left. Since the second electron shell can contain up to eight electrons, the remaining six electrons go into the second shell. Since the second shell is the outermost shell, there are six electron's in the outer energy level.
An atom of oxygen needs 2 electrons to complete its outer shell, which can hold a total of 8 electrons. Oxygen has 6 electrons in its outer shell, so it will gain 2 electrons through bonding to achieve a full valence shell.
The first shell of an atom can hold a maximum of 2 electrons.
In an oxygen atom with 2 electron shells and 6 covalent bonds, there are 8 electrons in total. The first electron shell can hold up to 2 electrons, and the second shell can hold up to 6 electrons, giving a total of 8 electrons in the atom.
In Bohr's model, electrons in an oxygen atom occupy specific quantized energy levels called shells. Oxygen has two electrons in its innermost shell (K shell) and six electrons in its second shell (L shell). These electrons are arranged in a way that follows the principle of filling the lowest energy levels first before moving to higher ones.
An electrically neutral oxygen atom has eight electrons, one for each proton in its nucleus. Two electrons are in the inner shell and six are in the outer shell.
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