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The ability of an atom to borrow or lend electrons is determined by its electronegativity. Atoms with higher electronegativity tend to attract electrons towards themselves, while atoms with lower electronegativity are more likely to donate electrons. This tendency influences how atoms form chemical bonds with each other.
Firstly I would like to correct you on your grammar. The question should in fact ask 'which' element gains 5 electrons. The question is also flawed form the start because more than one element gains 5 electrons. All elements in group 3 of the Periodic Table have 5 spaces in the outer shell. All elements want to feel complete, and the maximum amount of elements on the outer shell is 8. Therefore 3 + 5 = 8. So hey presto this is my answer to you. ~K :)
Oxygen can lend two electrons to form a stable compound. Oxygen typically forms bonds by accepting two electrons to complete its outer shell and achieve a stable electron configuration.
That isn't necessarily true. The Halogens (group 17) follow what you said, but the Alkali metals (group 1) don't. As you go down the column, the elements get more reactive for group 1; Lithium is the least reactive and Francium (speculated) is the most reactive. On the other hand, as you down the Halogens, they do get less reactive. Astatine (speculated) is the least reactive while Fluorine is the most reactive element of them all. Hope that clears up things!
Phosphorous has 5 electrons in its valence shell.So, it needs to borrow 3 electrons to attain an octet of electrons. However, this rarely happens as phosphorous forms bonds by covalent bonding in general.
2 because it has two outer shell electrons out of 8 (relevant rule only for the first 20 elements)
The ability of an atom to borrow or lend electrons is determined by its electronegativity. Atoms with higher electronegativity tend to attract electrons towards themselves, while atoms with lower electronegativity are more likely to donate electrons. This tendency influences how atoms form chemical bonds with each other.
Firstly I would like to correct you on your grammar. The question should in fact ask 'which' element gains 5 electrons. The question is also flawed form the start because more than one element gains 5 electrons. All elements in group 3 of the Periodic Table have 5 spaces in the outer shell. All elements want to feel complete, and the maximum amount of elements on the outer shell is 8. Therefore 3 + 5 = 8. So hey presto this is my answer to you. ~K :)
Oxygen can lend two electrons to form a stable compound. Oxygen typically forms bonds by accepting two electrons to complete its outer shell and achieve a stable electron configuration.
That isn't necessarily true. The Halogens (group 17) follow what you said, but the Alkali metals (group 1) don't. As you go down the column, the elements get more reactive for group 1; Lithium is the least reactive and Francium (speculated) is the most reactive. On the other hand, as you down the Halogens, they do get less reactive. Astatine (speculated) is the least reactive while Fluorine is the most reactive element of them all. Hope that clears up things!
In theory 2 but in practice this has never been found. Helium is extremely stable and holds on to its electrons and does not share or "lend" them.
Atoms typically do not lend or borrow electrons from inner shells when forming chemical bonds. Instead, they primarily interact with their outermost electrons, known as valence electrons, to form bonds through sharing, losing, or gaining electrons. Inner shell electrons are usually more tightly bound to the nucleus and are not involved in chemical reactions. Thus, the behavior of electrons in bonding primarily concerns the outermost shells.
Magnesium tends to lend 2 electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration. Magnesium's electron configuration is [Ne] 3s^2, so by donating 2 electrons, it achieves a full outer shell and becomes a stable Mg^2+ ion.
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Phosphorous has 5 electrons in its valence shell.So, it needs to borrow 3 electrons to attain an octet of electrons. However, this rarely happens as phosphorous forms bonds by covalent bonding in general.
Francium is an alkali metal that will lend electrons in an ionic compound.