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How many more electrons does silicon need in order to have a stable octet?
Silicon, like carbon, has four valance electrons, and needs another four to have a stable octet.
Does chlorine want to gain or lose electrons?
As fluorine is a halogen (the group in which the elements are more reactive as they are one electron lesser than that of the octet configuration)and hence it can only gain electrons.
What happens to atoms of most nonmetals when they react with other elements?
They tend to gain electrons when reacting with a metal. Metals generally are short of a full octet by 1 to 4 valence electrons. It is easier to drop 2 electrons than try to gain 6 electrons. The elements in group four can go either way, but the other metals will give up electrons, and non-metals will take them.
How much electrons would bromine have to gain or lose to get 8 valence electrons?
It'll have to gain one to have a stable octet.
Why does sulfur gain electrons when forming ionic bonds?
Sulfur gains electrons when forming ionic bonds because it has six valence electrons and needs two more to achieve a stable octet configuration. By gaining electrons, sulfur can attain a full outer shell and become more stable, which is energetically favorable.
Can metals gain electrons to have a full octet?
by goining or losing ane or two electron
Why do metals tend to lose electrons form positive ions?
Metals tend to lose electrons to form positive ions because, for metals to gain a full outer shell, they need to lose electrons.
What states that atoms tend to gain lose or share electrons in order to achieve a full set of valence electrons typically?
The octet rule.
Which type of element seeks to gain electrons?
Nonmetals seek to gain electrons to achieve a full outer electron shell and attain stability through a full octet. This process allows nonmetals to achieve a more stable electron configuration by filling their outer electron shell and forming negative ions.
How are all of the nonmetal elements on the periodic table relate in term of ability to lose electron?
All non-metals have either 5, 6 or 7 electrons in their octet which makes them suitable to gain electrons to achieve stability. Hence it is difficult for electrons to lose electrons.
Why do nonmetals tend to gain electrons to form negative ion?
There are two reasons for that. Non metals do not have octet of electrons on their valence shell. Addition of electrons help them satisfy octet tule. Non metals have high electron affinity and hence high tendency to gain electrons.
The atoms of which elements tend to gain electrons?
Non-ionized (stable) nonmetals, or metal ions.
Why do atoms share gain or lose electrons?
Atoms share, gain, or lose electrons in order to achieve a stable configuration, usually a full valence shell. This is known as the octet rule. By doing so, atoms can attain lower energy levels and become more stable.
How many more electrons does silicon need in order to have a stable octet?
Silicon, like carbon, has four valance electrons, and needs another four to have a stable octet.
When a valance shell has 7 electrons will it gain or lose an electron?
It will gain an electron so that it can complete a full outer shell of 8 electrons.
What is the statement that when atoms combine to form molecules they general lose or gain or sharevalence electrons until they attain or share eight?
This statement is known as the octet rule. It states that atoms tend to combine in such a way that they either gain, lose, or share electrons to achieve a full outer shell of eight electrons (octet) to attain stability.
In order to form an octet an atom of selenium will lose or gain?
An atom of selenium will gain two electrons to achieve an octet because it has six valence electrons in its outer shell. By gaining these two electrons, selenium will have a total of eight electrons in its outer shell, fulfilling the octet rule.
