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Is it possible for atoms of different elements to have the same number of electrons?
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∙ 11y ago
no it is not possible
"Pauli exclusion principle states that no two electronsin an atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers"
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 11y agoyes, because they would still stay different elements because the number of neutrons would be different
^ not completly true, the number of neutrons would stay the same but an element can lose or gain up to 4 electrons and in the process become an ion of that element, for example a magnesium 2+ ion has two less electrons than normal magnesium but the same number of neutrons and protons
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∙ 9y agoIt is not possible for two electrons in the same atom to have exactly the same set of quantum numbers. It is called the Pauli Exclusion Principle.
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∙ 11y agoThree, n, principal, l, azimuthal; ml magnetic. This is the Pauli exclusion principle at work.
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∙ 11y agoThree, n, principal, l, azimuthal; ml magnetic. This is the Pauli exclusion principle at work.
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What are the different elements that contain the same number of outer electrons as sodium?
All of the elements in group 1 on the periodic table contain the same number of outer electrons as sodium, which is 1.
How are the elements wth in a row different?
As you move across the periodic table from left to right, the elements within a given row have their electrons in the same energy level (given by the number of the row they are in). They way they differ is by the number of electrons. Moving from left to right, the number of electrons increase.
How are atoms of different elements similar and how are they different?
All atoms have a definite pattern of arrangement of electrons around their nucleus but the number of electrons that are present around the nucleus are different for each element
Elements that have the same number of valence electrons are?
All elements in the same group have the same number of valence electrons.
What is the number of valence electrons for group 2 elements?
Group 2 metals have 2 valence electrons. In fact, the number of valence electrons of elements can be deduced from the group number (e.g. group VII elements have 7 valence electrons).
It is possible for the atoms of two different elements to have the same number of electrons?
Yes, if they are both ions
Do each of the elements in Group 1 have the same or different numbers of electrons?
The Elements have a different Total Number of Electrons, but the same number of Valence Electrons.
What is the different about the valence electrons for all elements in a group?
The valence electrons for elements in the same group stay the same, since the number of valence electrons corresponds to the group number.
How is silicon oxide different from its elements?
The number of electrons is different because they are bonded
What is the difference beteen atoms of two different elements?
The number of electrons, neutrons and protons will be different. Unless its an ion and not an atom, the number of electrons will always be different
Are there the same number of electrons in the first four elements of the alkali family?
They all have a different electrons
Why elements have different number of electrons?
In a neutral atom the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons; and the number of protons is the label of a chemical element.
Do the elements going horizontally on a periodic table have the same number of electrons?
No two elements would have the same atomic number, so, nor atoms of different elements (in neutral state) would have the same number of electrons.
Do a family of elements share the same number of valence electrons?
Yes they do. Groups/Families tell the number of valence electrons (the number of electrons in the outermost energy level).
The chemical behavior of different elements is determind by the?
Number of electrons in the outer shell
Atoms of different elements always contain different number of what?
well of protons, STOP CHEATING IN WIKIANSWERS AND DO YOUR WORK
What are the different elements that contain the same number of outer electrons as sodium?
All of the elements in group 1 on the periodic table contain the same number of outer electrons as sodium, which is 1.
