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Why doesn't the sodium atom gain 7 electrons so that its third shell becomes the filled outermost shell?
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Atoms with 1 electron on outer shell loses the electron more easily.
Atoms with 7 electrons on outer shell gain an electron more easily.
Metal and non-metals bond ionically, so one loses electrons; one gains electrons. So everything is going towards that outcome.
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Is fluorine paramagnetic or diamagnetic?
yes, the number of electrons in the outermost shell of the carbon atom is filled with electrons, leaving no electrons unpaired and therefore making it diamagnetic.
Why is chlorine more reactive than argon?
Chlorine is very reactive because it is a halogen (Group VII of the Periodic Table) and it does not have a filled outermost energy level. Argon is unreactive because it is a noble gas (Group VIII of the Periodic Table). Its outermost energy level is full.
When you mix sodium which is a soft silvery metal with chlorine which is a yellowish gas a solid white crystal called sodium chloride is formed?
yes or more commonly known as salt. they bond together because atoms with their outmost electron shell almost filled will want to get it totally filled and an atom with only one or two electrons in their outermost shell will want to rid of them so their outermost shell is filled. Chlorine has the atomic number of 17. 2 electrons in the first shell, 8 in the second and 7 in the third. the third can hold up to 18 electrons. sodium has the atomic number of 11. 11 electrons. 2 in the first level, 8 in the second and 1 in the third. sodium will give one electron to chlorine giving sodium a positive charge and chlorine a negative charge. The opposite charges attract making a compound. the compound sodium chloride.
What is the neutral atom that has its first two energy levels filled has 6 electrons in its third energy level and has no other electrons?
What is the neutral atom that has its first two energy levels filled, has 5 electrons in its third energy level, and has no other electrons? Enter the name of the element, not the abbreviation.
How would the electrons produced in a cathode ray tube filled with neon gas compare with the electrons produced in a cathode ray tube filled with chlorine gas?
JJ Thompson passed an electric current through a gas at low pressure from the negative terminal to the positive terminal then decided that the ration is always the same regardless the gas used.
How many valence electrons does heluim need to have a filled outermost energy level?
Helium only needs 2 valence electrons to have a filled outermost energy level.
How many electrons are in the outermost energy level of carbon and how many does it need to have this energy level filled?
Carbon has four electrons in the outermost energy level, which is energy level two. It needs eight electrons to have this energy level filled.
How many electrons does it need to have in the outermost energy level filled?
8 electrons
An atom is stable when its outermost orbit is?
It is stable when filled with electrons.
How many electrons does carbon need to have the outermost energy shell filled?
Carbon needs to have 8 electron in its outermost shell to have it completely filled, 4 more valence electrons than it has in the neutral for of carbon.
What are the electrons in the outermost energy level of an atom are called?
Completely filled octet.
The electrons that occupy the outermost filled shell are called?
Outer energy level electrons, or valence electron.
What are the set of 8 electrons in an atom's outermost energy level called?
Completely filled octet.
How many electrons are in the outermost level of carbon how many electron does it need to have fill this energy level?
Carbon has four electrons in the outermost energy level, which is energy level two. It needs eight electrons to have this energy level filled.
If the outermost electron shell of an element is not filled with electrons to its maxium capacity the element is not chemically active?
false
How many valence electrons does helium need to gain to have a filled outermost energy level?
0 It already is full
What are electrically charged atom or group of atmos with unpaired electrons in their outermost shell?
An electrically charged atom or group of atoms with an unpaired electron in its outermost shell is called a free radical. If the outermost shell of an atom is half-filled with electrons, that atom is most likely to share electrons.
