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What are elements with a full outermost energy level likely to combine with?
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∙ 14y ago
Nothing! I assume you are referring to an atom's electron shells. As a general rule, everything in nature tends to the lowest energy state. I like to think of this as the laziness principle: the lazier something can be, or the least amount of energy it can use, the best. It is the reason that a ball will roll down a hill: at the bottom, it will have less kinetic energy, therefore better.
Back to atoms. An atom with its outermost electron shell filled is in the lowest energy state it can be in. Elements with their outermost shells filled (i.e. Neon, Argon, etc... look at a Periodic Table) are generally difficult to have react with another substance. Any reaction would require it to give up electrons: something it does not want to do. A LOT of energy is needed for a reaction to rip an electron away from one of those elements.
That said, you can also use this principle to figure out why things react the way they do. ionic compounds, such as NaCl, or table salt, are formed based on both of the elements (Na and Cl) being able to fill their outermost shells. Cl normally has a charge of -1, which means it has one extra electron. Na has a charge of +1, meaning it lacks an electron. When you combine the two, Cl allows Na to borrow its extra electron, resulting in an association between the two in which they are both at a lower-level (and more favorable) energy state.
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An atom with an incompletely filled outermost energy level is likely to be?
An atom with an incompletely filled outermost energy level is likely to be reactive. This is because it wants to acquire a filled outermost energy level.
Which elements are likely to combine chemically?
sodium and helium
Which element is more likely to combine with other elements calcium or xenon how do you know?
Calcium. I know because I studied chemistry.
Elements combine with chlorine iodine bromine and fluorine?
Metals are particularly likely to combine chemically with the halogens you listed, but I will add that almost every element on the periodic table (with the exception of the noble gases) will combine with at least some of the halogens.
Which elements are most likely to react in the same manner in a chemical reaction?
A pair of elements in the same group are more likely to have similar properties. This is why groups are also called families. In the main group elements, groups 1,2, 13-18, the elements in a group have the same numbers of valence electrons in their outermost energy levels. This accounts for the fact that they behave in a similar matter in chemical reactions.
An atom with an incompletely filled outermost energy level is likely to be?
An atom with an incompletely filled outermost energy level is likely to be reactive. This is because it wants to acquire a filled outermost energy level.
Which elements are likely to combine chemically?
sodium and helium
An element that is likely to combine with other elements to form new substances is said to be?
metallic
Where are the electrons with less energy most likely located?
It's in the outermost shell of the electron.
Which electron on an atom is the most likely one to be removed during a chemical reaction?
Electrons called valence electrons are most likely removed. These are the outermost energy level electrons.
Which element is more likely to combine with other elements calcium or xenon how do you know?
Calcium. I know because I studied chemistry.
Elements combine with chlorine iodine bromine and fluorine?
Metals are particularly likely to combine chemically with the halogens you listed, but I will add that almost every element on the periodic table (with the exception of the noble gases) will combine with at least some of the halogens.
Chlorine is more likely to try an empty its outermost orbital by losing electrons or fill its outermost orbital by gaining electrons?
Chlorine is MUCH more likely to fill its outermost orbital by gaining electrons.
When the elements on the Earth combine to give compounds how many are there likely to be Eg hundreds thousands or millions?
milions dog bog flog
What are the property of gasses?
Noble gases have a minimum tendency to lose or gain electrons and thus engage in chemical reactions. Elements are more likely to combine when it leads to the outermost electron shell becoming full. For the noble gases the outermost electron shell has eight electrons, which is to say that it is already full (this is true for all except helium, which has 2 electrons in its only shell, but again this means the outermost shell is full). Therefore it is difficult for the atoms of a noble gas to combine with other atoms to form a compound. For this reason we say that the element is "inert" (as in does not react), and indeed the noble gases were known as the inert gases before it was discovered that it is possible for the heavier "inert gases" to form compounds.
Which elements are most likely to react in the same manner in a chemical reaction?
A pair of elements in the same group are more likely to have similar properties. This is why groups are also called families. In the main group elements, groups 1,2, 13-18, the elements in a group have the same numbers of valence electrons in their outermost energy levels. This accounts for the fact that they behave in a similar matter in chemical reactions.
Which elements are most likely to lose electrons combining with other elements?
the elements which have 1, 2 or 3 electrons in their valence (outermost)shells are most likely to lose electrons compared to the other ones and we name them as metals and alkaline earth metals. these elements want to give their outermost shell electrons to become more stable. because when they give those electrons the next shell under this one which has 8 electrons (2 in some cases such as lithium) becomes the new valence shell so the electron configuration resembles a noble gas.
