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they both gain 2 electrons becoming the anions Oxide and Sulfide, O2- and S2-
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Does a sulfur atom gain or lose an ion and does it lose an electron or proton or neutron?
Sulfur can gain maximum of 2 electrons and lose maximum of 6 electrons.
How many electrons will a sulfur atom gain or lose to achieve a noble gas structure?
Sulfur will gain 2 electrons
How many number of electrons gained or lost for sulfur?
During chemical reactions a sulfur atom can gain 2 electrons or lose 4 or 6 electrons, depending on whether the other reactant is more or less electronegative than sulfur.
Would an atom with 3 electrons in level M tend to gain or lose electrons?
That depends on the element. Any such atom with more than four protons will gain electrons to become electrically neutral. If that atoms has four protons (beryllium) then it will be able to form a stable ion with two electrons. If it is left with three electrons it will either gain an electron to form a neutral atom or, if in the presence of an oxidizing substance, lose an electron to form an ion. If the atom has three protons (lithium) it will form a stable, neutral atom with three electrons but will lose one electron when it reacts to form a stable ion. If that atom has two protons (helium) then it will only be stable with two electrons and will gain or lose electrons accordingly to maintain that number. If the atom has one proton (hydrogen) then it will tend to share electrons rather than gaining or losing them. It forms a neutral atom with one electron but can form an ion with two. It has no stable configuration with three electrons.
How does an ion with a charge of 2 form?
For a neutral atom to become an ion with a 2 plus charge it must LOSE TWO ELECTRONS.
How many electrons does an atom of sodium lose when it forms a bond how many electrons does an atom of sulfur gain when it forms a bond?
Sodium loses one electron to form a Na+ ion. Sulfur gains two electrons to form a sulfide ion, S2-.
Does a sulfur atom gain or lose an ion and does it lose an electron or proton or neutron?
Sulfur can gain maximum of 2 electrons and lose maximum of 6 electrons.
How many electrons will a sulfur atom gain or lose to achieve a noble gas structure?
Sulfur will gain 2 electrons
When an atom lose electrons in an ionic bond they form what?
they form cations
What does a sulfur atom need to do to become an ion?
It needs to lose, or gain, electrons.
How many number of electrons gained or lost for sulfur?
During chemical reactions a sulfur atom can gain 2 electrons or lose 4 or 6 electrons, depending on whether the other reactant is more or less electronegative than sulfur.
Would an atom with 3 electrons in level M tend to gain or lose electrons?
That depends on the element. Any such atom with more than four protons will gain electrons to become electrically neutral. If that atoms has four protons (beryllium) then it will be able to form a stable ion with two electrons. If it is left with three electrons it will either gain an electron to form a neutral atom or, if in the presence of an oxidizing substance, lose an electron to form an ion. If the atom has three protons (lithium) it will form a stable, neutral atom with three electrons but will lose one electron when it reacts to form a stable ion. If that atom has two protons (helium) then it will only be stable with two electrons and will gain or lose electrons accordingly to maintain that number. If the atom has one proton (hydrogen) then it will tend to share electrons rather than gaining or losing them. It forms a neutral atom with one electron but can form an ion with two. It has no stable configuration with three electrons.
If the element sulfur S was to lose two electrons per atom what would the net ionic charge be?
The charge will be +2.
How does an ion with a charge of 2 form?
For a neutral atom to become an ion with a 2 plus charge it must LOSE TWO ELECTRONS.
How many electrons did V lose from the neutral atom to form V2SO45?
2
How does a cation form?
Cations form when atoms lose electrons, they gain a positive charge as a result.
When sulfur reacts with other elements it does not lose its electrons but rather gain two electrons why?
Because sulfur's valence shell is more than half full with 6 electrons. I takes less energy for sulfur to gain 2 electrons than it does for sulfur to lose electrons.
