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The noble gas electron configuration for barium is [Xe] 6s2.
The element with the noble gas notation Xe6s2 is Barium (Ba), as Xenon (Xe) represents the 5s and 5p orbitals of the previous noble gas configuration, and the 6s represents the outermost electron shell of Barium.
There is no noble gas with the same electronic configuration as the element barium (Ba). But Ba2+ ion and the noble gas xenon (Xe) will have the same number of electrons (54 electrons each).
Barium, a group 2 metal, would lose two electrons to achieve a stable noble gas structure like xenon. This would result in a full valence shell and stability, similar to a noble gas atom.
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The noble gas electron configuration for barium is [Xe] 6s2.
The element with the noble gas notation Xe6s2 is Barium (Ba), as Xenon (Xe) represents the 5s and 5p orbitals of the previous noble gas configuration, and the 6s represents the outermost electron shell of Barium.
No. Barium is an alkaline earth metal
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Barium has 2 electrons in its outer shell. In order to achieve a noble gas electron configuration it needs to lose these 2 electrons. This will leave it with the same electron configuration as Xenon, a noble gas.
Barium has 2 valence electrons. It needs to give up these 2 electrons to achieve a noble gas electron configuration, specifically by having a filled outer shell like a noble gas.
It's a non metal
No. Barium is an alkaline earth metal (or group 2 element). Noble gases are group 18 elements.
There is no noble gas with the same electronic configuration as the element barium (Ba). But Ba2+ ion and the noble gas xenon (Xe) will have the same number of electrons (54 electrons each).
Barium forms an ion with a 2+ charge because it has 2 valence electrons in its outer shell. By losing these 2 electrons, barium achieves a stable electron configuration similar to a noble gas, which is energetically favorable.
Barium, a group 2 metal, would lose two electrons to achieve a stable noble gas structure like xenon. This would result in a full valence shell and stability, similar to a noble gas atom.
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