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Carbon, as a non-metal wants to gain electrons to have 8 outer shell electrons. In its outer shell, carbon has 4 electrons. Therefore, a carbon ion picks up 4 electrons to become C-4
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How many electrons are in an Mg2 plus ion?
There are 10 electrons in an Mg2+ ion.
If chlorine forms a 1- ion. How many electrons does a chloride ion have?
The chloride ion has 18 electrons.
Is carbon neutral or ion?
An ion is charged by definition. A carbon atom itself rarely carries a charge, and generally bonds covalently. It is better thought of as an uncharged atom that bonds by sharing electrons (covalently) rather than by taking or giving them (ionically).
The net charge on a sulfur (S) ion is 2-. The ion has how many protons and how many electrons?
The ion S(2-) has 16 protons and 18 electrons.
How many valence electrons in arsenide ion?
Three electrons
How many electrons are there in carbon?
if its not an ion it has 6
What is the charge on a carbonate ion compared to the number of protons how many electrons does the carbon ion have?
2-
How many electrons does a charbonate ion have?
actually there are 6 electrons in carbon and oxygen has 8 electrons and it gains 2 electrons to make it a negative ion so the total number of ions are 32
How many protons and electrons are in the following ionsC4 plus?
The ion carbon C4+ has 6 protons and 2 electrons.
How many electrons are in chloride ion?
There are 18 electrons in a chloride ion.
How many electrons does cuprous ion have?
a cuprous ion has 28 electrons.
How many electrons are in a francium ion?
The ion Fr+ has 86 electrons.
How many electrons would an atom of carbon need to have to be a negative ion?
There are six electrons in two shells.In order to stable carbon, it take electrons from nearest noble gas to stable the carbon.It order to stable carbon it gain -4 electrons from the nearest noble gas Neon.
How many electrons does a potassium ion have?
Potassium ion has 18 electrons.
How many electrons are in an Mg2 plus ion?
There are 10 electrons in an Mg2+ ion.
If chlorine forms a 1- ion. How many electrons does a chloride ion have?
The chloride ion has 18 electrons.
How many electrons does an H plus ion have in the first shell?
The H+ ion has no electrons.
