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An atom of sodium has one valence electron. When a sodium atom loses this electron to another atom, it becomes a sodium ion.
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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.
Explain how does the sea of electrons model of metallic bonding explain the shared characteristics of metals?
Basically, electricity is a force caused by electrons hitting each other. The electron sea model explains the conductivity of transition metals by showing that they hang onto their many electrons loosely and are practically floating in them. With so many free electrons, it's a lot easier to conduct electricity.
Why does sodium and chlorine atoms form a ionic bond?
The wide variance in their electronegativity. Chlorine has such a powerful electronegativity compared to sodium that it " takes " the sodium's electron into it's valance shell. Thus. Na + and Cl - attract each other and form NaCl sodium chloride.
Two hydrogen atoms form a hydrogen molecule by?
Two atoms can interact to form molecules by sharing a pair of electrons. This process is known as covalent bonding.
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 change does the sodium atom have after combining with chlorine?
In presence of chlorine, sodium atoms will discharge electrons to give sodium ions to combine with chloride ions followed by forming a lattice of sodium chloride.
When metals react with other elements what happens to the valence electrons of the the atoms?
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
When metals react with other elements what happen to the valence electrons of the metals atoms?
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
When metals react to the other elements what happens to the valence electrons of the metal Atoms?
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
What at the atomic level what makes elements reactive?
their atoms take,give,or share electrons with other atoms :)
When metals react with other elements what's happens to the valence electrons of the metal atoms?
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
Why sodium ions are more stable than sodium ions why?
If you're asking why Sodium ions are more stable than Sodium atoms, it is because most all atoms, besides Hydrogen and Helium, are more stable when they have 8 electrons in their valence shell. They all "want" to be like those atoms which have 8 electrons in their valence shell (the noble gasses). A Sodium atom has 11 electrons, and it is very easy for it to "give up" one electron to something else so that it will be like Neon, the closest noble gas.
What metals react with other metals what happens to the valence electrons of the metal atoms?
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
Does sodium chloride give or take electrons?
No
When metals react with other elements what happens to the valence of the metal atoms?
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
When metal react with other elements what happens to the valence electrons of the metal atom?
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
Do metals take electrons or give electrons to the atoms they bond with?
Metals give up electrons while non-metals gain electrons
