Group 2A metals, the alkaline earth metals:
Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra
Metals are likely to make anions. So they lose electrons to get a positive charge. The other elements gain electrons and get negatively charged.
Gold is a "Noble Metal", which means its atoms do not readily share electrons with atoms of other elements.
Yes, atoms with an octet are stable and less likely to react with other elements because they have a full outer shell. Octet rule states that atoms tend to gain, lose, or share electrons to achieve a full outer shell, making them more stable.
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
Because atoms with the same number of valence electrons react in similar ways with other elements.
Metals are likely to make anions. So they lose electrons to get a positive charge. The other elements gain electrons and get negatively charged.
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
Molecules Atoms which are elements make up molecules. Protons and electrons make up atoms.
The ability of atoms to combine with other atoms is determined by their valence electrons. Atoms with incomplete outer electron shells are more likely to form chemical bonds to achieve a stable configuration through electron sharing or transfer. Additionally, factors such as electronegativity and atomic size can also influence how atoms combine with each other.
Gold is a "Noble Metal", which means its atoms do not readily share electrons with atoms of other elements.
They will loose electrons.
They tend to gain electrons when reacting with a metal. Metals generally are short of a full octet by 1 to 4 valence electrons. It is easier to drop 2 electrons than try to gain 6 electrons. The elements in group four can go either way, but the other metals will give up electrons, and non-metals will take them.
nonmetals
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.