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What happens when a fluorine atom becomes a flouride ion in a chemical reaction?
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∙ 13y ago
A neutral atom is uncharged. An ion is an atom with a charge. For an atom to become charged it must lose or gain one [or more] electrons.
A substance can appear in its ionic form only after it is dissolved in water. This is called an aqueous solution. For example, LiF = Li+1(aq) and F-1(aq).
A neutral fluorine atom contains {10 neutrons & } 9 protons and 9 electrons. It shares the Group VII A Periodic Classification , the Halogens , with chlorine, bromine, iodine and 3 others. This Group forms negative ions. Its members are (in terms of chemical bonding) HAPPIEST when they accept an electron, seeking to create a [shared pairing of electrons] chemical bond and become neutrally bound to an atom that is (in water) a positive ion.
The most common occurrence of Halogen (-ve 1) chemical bonding is with the Group I A elements , the Alkali metals (+ve 1) , lithium, sodium and potassium being the first three of the Group. Any combination of elements of these two Groups are commonly known as the salts.
So the fluorine atom in question, as a solid, shares its crystalline form with either a Group I A or Group II A atom.
The first thing that happens to the atom after it is mixed with water is that it becomes an ion. After this, Fluorine -1 (aq) is available to accept one electron from any atom that has one to spare, forming a shared-electron chemical bond.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoFluorine has 7 valence electrons and its goal is to have 8, meaning it will gain one electron if possible. To do that, it has to "steal" an electron from another atom that is willing to give it up. For example, sodium (Na) wants to lose an electron and can give it to fluorine, thereby forming the ionic compound NaF (composed of ions Na+ and F-).
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∙ 13y agoWhen a fluorine atom gains an electron it gains a negative charge.This is fluoride ion.
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∙ 11y agoWhen a fluorine atom becomes an ion it will gain an electron and decrease in size.
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∙ 8y agoBy obtaining an electron. It makes them stable
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∙ 13y agoBy losing or gaining Electrons
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