helium
Helium has only 2 valence electrons. The rest noble gases have eight.
A species (element, cation or anion) should have eight valence electrons to have a noble gas electronic configuration. However element upto atomic number 4 may have 2 valence electrons and attain the electronic configuration of helium noble gas.
The element is magnesium with an atomic number 12.The element belongs to the 3rd period, with two valence electrons in the s orbitals. The element is an example of alkaline earth elements or group 2 elements.
Helium is the only noble gas that doesn't have 8 valence electrons. It only has 2.
The element is sulfur with 16 electrons. It gains two electrons to form sulfide ion which has 18 electrons as that of argon.
Helium is a noble gas with 2 valence electrons.
Helium has only 2 valence electrons. The rest noble gases have eight.
A species (element, cation or anion) should have eight valence electrons to have a noble gas electronic configuration. However element upto atomic number 4 may have 2 valence electrons and attain the electronic configuration of helium noble gas.
Helium is the only noble gas that does not have eight electrons in its outer shell. It has only two electrons in its outer shell.
Oxygen needs to gain 2 electrons to achieve a noble gas configuration, as it has 6 valence electrons and wants a full valence shell of 8 electrons, like a noble gas.
The element is magnesium with an atomic number 12.The element belongs to the 3rd period, with two valence electrons in the s orbitals. The element is an example of alkaline earth elements or group 2 elements.
Helium is the only noble gas that doesn't have 8 valence electrons. It only has 2.
The element is sulfur with 16 electrons. It gains two electrons to form sulfide ion which has 18 electrons as that of argon.
Helium has 2 electrons and Radon has 86 electrons but both have 8 valence electrons (8 electrons in their outermost shells)
Strontium, a group 2 element, will lose 2 electrons to attain a noble gas configuration because it will achieve a stable electron configuration similar to the nearest noble gas, which is krypton. Strontium has 38 electrons in its neutral state, while krypton has 36 electrons. By losing 2 electrons, Strontium becomes Sr2+, and its electron configuration is similar to krypton.
The element that fits this description is helium. Helium is a noble gas with a full outer shell of 2 electrons, making it stable and nonreactive under normal conditions.
helium