Helium already has a full valence shell. Because the first orbital holds two, and the second orbital holds eight...Helium is already filling the first shell with its two electrons, and it has no more electrons to spill into the second orbital, therefore it's one and only shell is full.
Hydrogen tends to gain one electron in order to fill its outermost energy level. Hydrogen only has one, but it needs two to fill it's valence shell, so it will gain one.
Long story short, helium is already full (that's why it's in the noble gas group) and hydrogen tends to gain one electron, and form a negative ion.
No honey it has a number and that is 2 duh!!
Helium only needs two electrons to have a filled outermost energy level.
with an electron configuration that fills up to 2 electrons in their outermost energy level. This includes hydrogen and helium, which have one and two electrons in their outermost s orbital, respectively.
Helium atoms only need 2 valence electrons to have a filled outermost energy level because helium is in the first period of the periodic table and its outermost energy level can only hold a maximum of 2 electrons.
Helium is the noble gas that does not have eight electrons in its highest occupied energy level. It only has two electrons in its outermost energy level.
Helium has only two electrons with one ring (or energy level). Both the electrons are in the one and only energy level / shell / ring.
Hydrogen and Helium
Helium only needs two electrons to have a filled outermost energy level.
with an electron configuration that fills up to 2 electrons in their outermost energy level. This includes hydrogen and helium, which have one and two electrons in their outermost s orbital, respectively.
Yes it does.
Helium atoms only need 2 valence electrons to have a filled outermost energy level because helium is in the first period of the periodic table and its outermost energy level can only hold a maximum of 2 electrons.
Helium has a full outermost energy level containing only two electrons.
helium
Helium (He)
It is the most stable element in the universe and does not need anymore electrons. Its outermost energy level is full.
Electrons of hydrogen fill up to two energy levels, while electrons of helium fill up to a total of two energy levels as well. Helium has an additional energy level compared to hydrogen because it has 2 electrons, filling up both the first and second energy level.
Noble gases (except for helium which has 2 valence electrons).
Helium is the noble gas that does not have eight electrons in its highest occupied energy level. It only has two electrons in its outermost energy level.