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This may be trick question.
In practise to make up the octet which would give sodium the electronic configutration of Argon, there is ony space for 7.
However the electronic confugration of sodium is [Ne]3s1
The outer shell, 3, has the following orbitals.
3s, three p orbtals 3px, 3py, 3pz AND five d orbitals , and 3dx2, 3dxy, 3dyz, 3dzx, 3dx2-y2 (sorry the sufixes don't come out right- you need to look at a text book)
Theoretically then we have space for 18 electrons in the outershell, so sodium could take on 17!
What else can I help you with?
How many outer rings electrons does sodium and chlorine have?
Sodium has one outer ring electron, and chlorine has seven outer ring electrons. Sodium tends to lose its outer electron, while chlorine tends to gain an extra electron to achieve a stable electron configuration.
How many electrons does sodium have in it's outer orbit?
Sodium has 1 electon in it's outer orbit, 8 in the second and 2 in the first.
How many outer electrons does sodium have?
1 electron which makes it belongs to group 1
How many Chlorine electrons are in the outer shell of a sodium atom?
None - the electron goes from sodium TO the chlorine.
How many Chlorine are in the outer shell of a sodium atom?
One chlorine atom has 7 electrons in its outer shell, and sodium has 1 electron in its outer shell. Therefore, sodium can donate its electron to chlorine, forming a stable compound where chlorine has a full outer shell with 8 electrons.
How many valence electrons are needed to fill sodiums outer shell?
Sodium has ONE valence electron in its outer shell that is to be donated to any kind of oxidant. By then the outer (3rd) shell (of the Na+ ion) is EMPTY, so the 2nd shell has become the outmost, containing 8 electrons (Ne-configuration). No electrons at all are taken up by sodium.
What happens for an atomic emission of photons to occur?
Electrons fall from higher energy state to lower energy state in atoms. This can be from outer shells to empty spaces in inner shells or from outside the atom to an empty space in a shell.
How many outer rings electrons does sodium and chlorine have?
Sodium has one outer ring electron, and chlorine has seven outer ring electrons. Sodium tends to lose its outer electron, while chlorine tends to gain an extra electron to achieve a stable electron configuration.
How many electrons does sodium have in it's outer orbit?
Sodium has 1 electon in it's outer orbit, 8 in the second and 2 in the first.
How many outer electrons does sodium have?
1 electron which makes it belongs to group 1
How many Chlorine electrons are in the outer shell of a sodium atom?
None - the electron goes from sodium TO the chlorine.
How many Chlorine are in the outer shell of a sodium atom?
One chlorine atom has 7 electrons in its outer shell, and sodium has 1 electron in its outer shell. Therefore, sodium can donate its electron to chlorine, forming a stable compound where chlorine has a full outer shell with 8 electrons.
How many electrons are in a neutral sodium's outer energy level?
A neutral sodium atom has 11 electrons. In its outer energy level, it has 1 electron. Sodium's electron configuration is 2-8-1.
How many electrons does sodium have in its outer most shell?
Sodium is in the third group in the periodic table. It meens that sodium has three shell. First shell - 2 electrons, second shell - 8 electrons, third shell (outer energy level) - 1 electron.
How many elements contain the same number of outer electrons as sodium?
Elements in the same group as sodium (Group 1) all contain the same number of outer electrons, which is one. Therefore, there are six elements in the same group as sodium: lithium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, francium, and hydrogen.
Sodium should gain 7 or lose its outer electrons?
Sodium will lose 1 electron in its compounds.
How many outer ring electrons does a sodium atom have?
Sodium has one electron in its outer ring.
