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How many more electrons does silicon need in order to have a stable octet?
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Silicon, like carbon, has four valance electrons, and needs another four to have a stable octet.
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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.
How many covalent bonds are formed by silicon?
The element silicon would be expected to form 4 covalent bond(s) in order to obey the octet rule. Si is a nonmetal in group 4A, and therefore has 4 valence electrons. In order to obey the octet rule, it needs to gain 4 electrons. It can do this by forming 4 single covalent bonds.
Does lithium follow the octet rule?
Sort of. Lithium loses one electron in order to achieve the noble gas configuration of helium, which has only two valence electrons in its 1s sublevel. The octet rule refers to the fact that atoms share or transfer electrons in order to achieve a noble gas configuration with eight valence electrons, called an octet. Helium is an exception to the rule.
How many electrons are present in an atom of silicon?
A neutral silicon atom will have 14 electrons, one for each proton in its nucleus. A link follows and can be found below.
How many electrons must sodium lose before it has an octet?
Sodium atoms lose one electron in order to obtain an octet. Hence, sodium ions have a 1+ charge.
Why are what octet's rule?
Octet Rule: In order for atoms to become more stable, they will take electrons, lose electrons, or share electrons so that their outer shell/level will contain eight electrons and be complete.
Why in the world would an atom want to become stable?
Atoms are not sentient. They undergo chemical bonding and chemical reactions in order to have lower energy, which makes them stable. Typically this means either sharing electrons to get an octet of electrons, or transferring electrons so they get an octet of electrons. This is not a conscious decision on their part.
How many electrons are called are needed in the outer energy level of most atoms for the atom to be stable?
Eight electrons, called an octet, are needed by most atoms in order to be stable.
How many electrons are lost or gained in silicon?
Silicon has the atomic no. of 14 and has 4 electrons in its outermost shell. Thus,in order to make bonds it must loose or gain 4 electrons in order to achieve stable configuration but this process requires lot of energy. Therefore, silicon mostly makes bonds by sharing its electrons.
What is the name when atoms have eight valence electrons in order to be stable?
They call that the octet rule, but it isn't really a "rule".
What is the atomic number of carbon is 6 and Argon is 18 which atom is more stable?
Argon is more stable than carbon. Argon is a noble gas, and as such occurs in nature with a filled valence shell, having an octet (8) of valence electrons, which makes it so stable that it is virtually nonreactive. Carbon atoms react in order to achieve an octet of valence electrons, usually by covalent bonding with other atoms.
Why would two oxygen atoms want to form a double covalent bond?
A lone oxygen atom has 6 electrons in its outer shell which is not very stable, whereas as full octet (8 outer shell electrons) is stable. In order to achieve this two oxygen atoms will share 4 electrons, each contributing 2 electrons. Since these electrons exist within the orbitals of both atoms, to oxygen atoms essentially achieve a full octet.
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.
The inertness of the noble gases is due to?
Noble gases are inert because they contain a "stable octet" of electrons in the outermost shell of the atom (valence electrons). This means that the noble gases do not need to react to lose or gain electrons in order to become stable, since scientists have determined that 8 valence electrons is a stable electron configuration.
What charge do sodium form?
Sodium only has one electron in its outer energy level which it wants to lose in order to leave a stable octet of electrons in the level below. Loss of one electron causes a charge of plus 1 on the remaining ion.Magnesium has two electrons in its outer energy level, thus by losing these it takes on a charge of plus 2 and leaves a stable octet of electrons below in the next energy level.
What element is likely to follow the duet rule?
You probably mean the octet rule, which states that atoms undergo chemical bonding in order to achieve an octet (8) of electrons in their valence shell. This makes them stable. All of the main group elements follow this rule, except for hydrogen. It is stable with two valence electrons. The main group elements are Groups 1, 2, and 13-18.
Which statements about the octet rule is are true?
The bolded statements are true:1. The octet rule can be violated. 2. Atoms are most stable when their atomic number is divisible by 8.3. All free atoms contribute eight valence electrons to form molecules.4. Only the oxygen atom can have an expandable octet.5. In order to obey the octet rule, some atoms have to share more than one pair of electrons.
