Nonmetals attract electrons.
There is no set amount of valence electrons for nonmetals. The amount of valence electrons a nonmetal has is determined by the number of electrons on the outer shell of the atom.
Oxygen is the only nonmetal with 6 Valence Electrons in period 2.
Far from it. Aluminum has 3 valence electrons. The highest number is 8, which the noble gases other than helium have (helium has only 2). Metals can have 1, 2, or 3 valence electrons, so aluminum has the greatest number that an element can have if it is a metal. Once you get to 4 valence electrons (which the element carbon has) you are in the nonmetal range.
Valence electrons
the electrons in the outermost shell of an atom are considered to be the valence electrons.
At least one, and usually all, of the valence electrons of the metal atom is donated to the valence shell of the nonmetal atom.
Valence electrons
There is no set amount of valence electrons for nonmetals. The amount of valence electrons a nonmetal has is determined by the number of electrons on the outer shell of the atom.
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Oxygen is the only nonmetal with 6 Valence Electrons in period 2.
Nonmetals will undergo chemical reactions that result in a stable electron configuration of 8 electrons in the outer shell. The number of valence electrons tells you have many they have in their outer shell prior to any chemical reaction, and therefore, how many more electrons they need to get a complete set of 8. So for example, oxygen has 6 valence electrons and therefore needs 2 more to have 8, so it will form an ion with a charge of minus two, which is the charge that is carried by the additional two electrons that oxygen will acquire. Chlorine has 7 valence electrons, therefore it needs just one more electron to complete its outer shell, and as an ion will have a charge of minus one. Nitrogen has 5 valence electrons, so it needs 3 more, and will form an ion with a charge of minus three.
Far from it. Aluminum has 3 valence electrons. The highest number is 8, which the noble gases other than helium have (helium has only 2). Metals can have 1, 2, or 3 valence electrons, so aluminum has the greatest number that an element can have if it is a metal. Once you get to 4 valence electrons (which the element carbon has) you are in the nonmetal range.
The element you are describing is oxygen. It has 6 valence electrons and 2 energy levels, placing it in group 16 of the periodic table as a nonmetal.
Variable; a correct answer is possible only for a specified nonmetal.
E. It is metal. Calcium has 2 valence electrons and is classified as a metal. It is also reactive, especially with water and oxygen.
They are called valence electrons. Ionic is a bond between a nonmetal and a metal. A covalent bond(molecular bond) is between two or more non metals.