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What are the electrons that have high energy levels and are loose in an atom?
conduction band electrons detach themselves from atoms and become delocalized
How do elements become electropositive or electronegaitive?
Elements become electropositive or electronegative based on their tendency to lose or gain electrons. Electropositive elements have a low electronegativity and readily lose electrons to form positive ions. Electronegative elements have a high electronegativity and tend to gain electrons to form negative ions.
Why do sodium and chlorine form an ionic bond so readily?
Sodium easily loses one electron to achieve a stable electron configuration, while chlorine readily gains one electron to achieve the same. This exchange of electrons allows sodium to become a positively charged ion and chlorine to become a negatively charged ion, resulting in the formation of a strong ionic bond between them.
Why do Non-metal atoms gain electrons to become an ion?
bcc it's the same
What happens when electrons gain its charge?
Electrons always have their charge, when atoms gain electrons, they become ions.
What are the electrons that have high energy levels and are loose in an atom?
conduction band electrons detach themselves from atoms and become delocalized
If you rub a balloon with wool does it become negatively or positively charged?
It becomes negatively charged because Wool readily gives away its electrons.
How do elements become electropositive or electronegaitive?
Elements become electropositive or electronegative based on their tendency to lose or gain electrons. Electropositive elements have a low electronegativity and readily lose electrons to form positive ions. Electronegative elements have a high electronegativity and tend to gain electrons to form negative ions.
When is an element usually reactive?
Elements are usually reactive when they have fewer electrons in their outermost energy level than is needed to achieve a stable configuration. This leads to them readily gaining, losing, or sharing electrons in order to attain a full outer shell and become more stable.
Why do sodium and chlorine form an ionic bond so readily?
Sodium easily loses one electron to achieve a stable electron configuration, while chlorine readily gains one electron to achieve the same. This exchange of electrons allows sodium to become a positively charged ion and chlorine to become a negatively charged ion, resulting in the formation of a strong ionic bond between them.
Why do Non-metal atoms gain electrons to become an ion?
bcc it's the same
When atoms become ions their outer most shells of electrons become?
they add or loose electrons from the outer most shells
Which elements tend to attract electrons to become negative ions?
Nonmetals tend to attract electrons to become negative ions.
An atom can become an ion by losing?
An atom can become an ion by losing electrons. It can accomplish the same thing by gaining electrons.
Why does an isotope of an element not change what the element is?
Basically, the protons are what hold the electrons in orbit, so they are what determine how the element can bond with other elements, how easily the electrons can break off, and how the electrons configure themselves. The neutrons don't really do much (unless there's a lot of them, then the element become radioactive and they start breaking off).
How does matter become chaged?
Matter becomes charged by gaining or losing electrons. When an atom gains or loses electrons, it becomes charged and is referred to as an ion. Atoms with an excess of electrons become negatively charged, while atoms with a deficit of electrons become positively charged.
The tendency of an element to react chemically is closely related to what?
its Atomic Mass.
