For Mg to attain a pseud noble gas formation it must lose two electrons, becoming the ion Mg2+.
It should loose 2 electrons to become a noble gas.
Electrons are both gained and lost. Electrons are both gained and lost.
Atoms that carry an electrical charge because they gained or lost electrons are called ions. An atom that has lost electrons will be positively charged, and it is called cation. On the other hand, an atom that has gained electrons will be negatively charged, and it is called anion.
Usually three will be lost.
They are gained.
It should loose 2 electrons to become a noble gas.
Calcium's electron configuration is [Ar] 4s2. To attain a noble gas configuration, calcium must lose 2 electrons to have the same electron configuration as argon, 4s2 3d10.
Electrons are both gained and lost. Electrons are both gained and lost.
Electrons are the ones gained or lost in a chemical reaction. Electrons are gained in oxidation and lost through the chemical reaction known as reduction.
Atoms that carry an electrical charge because they gained or lost electrons are called ions. An atom that has lost electrons will be positively charged, and it is called cation. On the other hand, an atom that has gained electrons will be negatively charged, and it is called anion.
Usually three will be lost.
They are gained.
An atom that has gained an electron becomes a negatively charged ion.
An ion
An ion can have a positive charge (cation) if it has lost electrons, or a negative charge (anion) if it has gained electrons. The charge of an ion is determined by the number of electrons it has gained or lost during the process of ionization.
Calcium (Ca) has 20 electrons and its electron configuration is [Ar] 4s². To attain a noble gas electron configuration, calcium needs to lose two electrons to achieve the stable electron configuration of argon ([Ar] 4s² 3d¹⁰).
An atom that has gained or lost electrons is called an ion. If it gains electrons, it becomes a negatively charged ion (an anion), while if it loses electrons, it becomes positively charged (a cation).