Group 8A, the noble gases because they have high electron affinity.
Group 2A elements tend to GAIN electrons!!
Atoms of group 17 elements (halogens) give off energy in the form of light when they gain electrons. This process is known as electron capture, which releases energy as the electron moves to a lower energy level.
When these elements have five electrons on the outermost shell of electrons.
Group 5A elements, also known as group 15 in the periodic table, typically have five valence electrons. This is because they have five electrons in their outermost energy level. These elements include nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony, and bismuth, and their ability to gain, lose, or share these electrons influences their chemical behavior.
Valence electrons are in the outer shell of the atom. The first column (group 1)has a +1 valence, which means that it has an extra electron it can 'lose' when bonding with other atoms. The 2nd column (group 2) has +2. The same goes for groups 3. Group 4 can gain 4 and lose 4. Group 5 can 'gain' 3 electrons, group 6 can gain 2 electrons etc.
Group 2A elements tend to GAIN electrons!!
Atoms of group 17 elements (halogens) give off energy in the form of light when they gain electrons. This process is known as electron capture, which releases energy as the electron moves to a lower energy level.
When these elements have five electrons on the outermost shell of electrons.
The noble gases is the most stable group of elements. They have their outer electron energy levels full, but the number of electrons vary according to which noble gas it is. They are group 18 on the periodic table.
Group 17 elements, also known as the halogens, have seven electrons in their outer energy level. This allows them to easily gain one electron to achieve a stable octet configuration.
Elements in Group 18 already have an octet of electrons, which is a full outer shell of 8 electrons. An octet of electrons makes the element stable, so it does not need to react with any other elements to gain or lose electrons.
Elements form ions by either gaining or losing valence electrons. The elements that lose electron(s) and gain electron(s) acquire a positive charge and negative charge respectively. The elements that lose and gain the least electrons require less ionization energy, and are more reactive than elements that need to lose or gain more electrons. For instance, elements in group 1 of the Periodic Table need to lose one electron, and are more reactive than elements in group 2 that need to lose 2 electrons.
Group 5A elements, also known as group 15 in the periodic table, typically have five valence electrons. This is because they have five electrons in their outermost energy level. These elements include nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony, and bismuth, and their ability to gain, lose, or share these electrons influences their chemical behavior.
Group 16 or the chalcogens.
In the modern periodic table, these elements belong to group 17. These elements have s2 p5 electron configuration. Hence they need one more electron from an electron donor to fulfill its valence shell to obtain noble gas configuration.The elements in the group 7A has 7 electrons in their outermost energy level. They gain 1 electron to get the noble gas configuration. The elements in the group 7A are called halogens.
Elements on the right of the periodic table but not in group 0/8 tend to gain electrons. Those in group 7 tend to gain 1 electron and those in group 6 tend to gain 2.
Elements in Group 16 of the periodic table usually have six valence electrons and are nonmetals. They tend to form -2 anions when they react with other elements. These elements are known as the chalcogens and include oxygen, sulfur, and selenium.