Sodium has 11 electrons, and one valence electron
To achieve noble gas configurations, it would have to gain 7 electrons,
for a total of 18 like Argon has.
But this gain is impossible.
So Sodium loses one electron to look like Neon which has 10.
loses 2 electrons to achieve a noble gas configuration
Sulfur must lose six electrons to attain noble gas electron configuration (in SO3, H2SO4 etc) but in most of the compounds it will exist as sulphides which is formed when sulphur will gain two electrons.
Selenium should gain two electrons and lose six electrons to achieve a noble gas electron configuration.
Aluminum has 13 electrons. To achieve a noble gas electron configuration like neon, aluminum needs to lose 3 electrons to have the same electron configuration as neon (10 electrons). This results in the formation of the Al3+ ion.
Calcium has to lose 2 electrons to form noble gas configuration.
Metals like sodium,potassium get noble gas configuration by losing electrons. Elements like nitrogen,oxygen get noble gas configuration by gaining electrons. Halogens get noble gas configuration by sharing electrons.
loses 2 electrons to achieve a noble gas configuration
Sodium typically loses one electron to achieve a stable electron configuration, forming a +1 ion. This is because sodium has one electron in its outermost shell, and losing it allows sodium to achieve a full outer shell, similar to the noble gas configuration.
nitrogen has 5 valence electrons. It should gain 3 electrons to achieve a noble gas configuration.
Sulfur must lose six electrons to attain noble gas electron configuration (in SO3, H2SO4 etc) but in most of the compounds it will exist as sulphides which is formed when sulphur will gain two electrons.
The stable electron arrangement of sodium after the 3s sublevel electrons have been removed is the noble gas configuration of neon. Sodium loses one electron to achieve a full outer shell, similar to the electron configuration of the nearest noble gas element.
4 but it will need energy, so carbon gain 4 electrons to achieve a noble gas configuration.
Selenium should gain two electrons and lose six electrons to achieve a noble gas electron configuration.
Sodium and magnesium form positive ions because they lose electrons in order to have a filled valence shell, like a noble gas. A sodium atom loses one electron so that its ion has a 1+ charge and the noble gas configuration of neon. A magnesium atom loses two electrons so that its ion has a charge of 2+ and the noble gas configuration of neon.
By transfer or sharing of electrons.
Silver (Ag) has 47 electrons. To achieve a pseudo-noble-gas electron configuration, silver would need to lose one electron to achieve a stable electron configuration that resembles a noble gas configuration like argon.
Aluminum has 13 electrons. To achieve a noble gas electron configuration like neon, aluminum needs to lose 3 electrons to have the same electron configuration as neon (10 electrons). This results in the formation of the Al3+ ion.