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How many electrons does sodium need to lose to become a noble gas element?
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Sodium would need to lose one electron in order to obtain a full and stable outer shell, however it would be an ion with a positive charge
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Which of these can become stable by losing 1 electron calcium argon sodium nitrogen oxygen chlorine?
Sodium can become stable by losing 1 electron, forming a sodium ion with a 1+ charge, with the formula Na+. By losing its single valence electron, the resulting sodium ion achieves the noble gas configuration of neon, so that it has an octet (8) of valence electrons.
When a sodium atom reacts with a chlorine atom to form a compound the electron configurations of the ions forming the compound are the same as those of noble gas atoms?
That is correct. A noble gas (or at least all the noble gas elements heavier than helium) has an electron configuration of 8 electrons in its outer shell, and the sodium and chlorine ions in sodium chloride also have 8 electrons in their outer shell, just like a noble gas atom.
How many electrons are needed to fill the outer shell of sodium?
Two electrons are needed to fill the outer shell of a sodium atom. The outer shell for sodium is the 3s sublevel. A neutral sodium atom has one electron in its 3s sublevel. Since atoms undergo chemical bonding in order to gain a noble gas electron configuration, called an octet, sodium atoms will lose their single 3s electron, becoming sodium atoms with a 1+ charge. By doing this, sodium ions become isoelectric with the noble gas neon, and achieve an octet, becoming stable.
What noble gas possesses 6 electrons in the 6th energy level?
This element doesn't exist.
What is the electronic configuration of sodium?
Atoms of the element sodium (atomic number 11) have the electron configuration 1s22s22p63s1 with the noble gas form [Ne] 3s1
Is the element reactive or satble how do you know?
If the element has a full valence shell, such as the noble gases, then it is unreactive. It the element is missing few valence electrons of has few valence electrons, then the element is very reactive, such as the sodium.
How many electrons do you need to become a noble gas?
A species (element, cation or anion) should have eight valence electrons to have a noble gas electronic configuration. However element upto atomic number 4 may have 2 valence electrons and attain the electronic configuration of helium noble gas.
What are the difference in stability between sodium ion and sodium atom?
Sodium atom has 11 electrons...whereas sodium ion has 10 electrons. Sodium ion is more stable because it has a complete octet(noble gas configuration-Neon) which makes it inert like noble gas. Sodium atom tends to lose the extra electron which is in 3-s shell to become stable.
What element is a noble gas that does not have eight electrons in its outer shell?
Helium is the element in the noble geses family that does not have an octet. Helium is the element in the noble geses family that does not have an octet.
In orde rto be like noble gas an element can change which subatomic particle?
An element can either gain or lose electrons to achieve a noble gas electron configuration. Such an electron configuration gives an atom of an element a full outer shell, thereby making that element's ion nonreactive. Metals tend to lose electrons, and become cations, whereas nonmetals tend to gain electrons, and become anions. The amount of electrons an element gains of loses is based on the group/family the element is found in on the Periodic Table.
Is sodium a nonmetals or noble gas element?
Neither, Sodium is an Alkali Metal.
Which element has the noble gas configuration NE's?
Sodium has the configuration Ne 3s2 . Sodium is group-1 element.
What element is a noble gas and has 36 electrons?
Krypton
What element has noble gas with 2 electrons?
helium
Is sodium is a noble gas?
Sodium is a representative element belonging to group 1 (s block element)
How many electrons does I have to gain to become noble gas?
It has 7 valence electrons, so needs 1 more to become noble.
Why does an element gain or lose electrons to become an ion?
When elements react with other elements, they gain or loose electrons. Electrons are the reason that some elements react and others do not. Each element wants to have eight outer electrons. This is called the octet rule. (oct means eight). However, most elements do not have eight (except for the elements in the 18th column of the periodic table). The periodic table shows how many electrons each element has on its outer-layer. The last number of the column # (in the periodic table) is the number of electrons that the element contains in its outer-ring. For example, elements in the first column have one. Another way is when substances burn and reach oxygen. This is called oxidation reaction.
