The ionisation energy required to lose four electrons is generally very high. Hence carbon doesn't lose four electrons.
Silicon (Si) can gain or lose 4 electrons. It can either gain 4 electrons to have a stable octet configuration or lose 4 electrons to achieve a stable configuration.
gain 4 electrons:- Because the energy released (electron affinity) for the addition of four electrons is too high, Lose 4 electrons:- energy required to lose electrons (the sum of the first 4 ionization energies) is too high
Selenium may lose 2, 4 or 6 electrons and may gain 2 electrons.
No! Atoms with more than 4 electrons gain electrons during bonding. Atoms with less than 4 electrons tend to lose electrons during bonding. Hope this helps!
More than 4 gain. Less than 4 lose and exactly 4 share
Silicon (Si) can gain or lose 4 electrons. It can either gain 4 electrons to have a stable octet configuration or lose 4 electrons to achieve a stable configuration.
gain 4 electrons:- Because the energy released (electron affinity) for the addition of four electrons is too high, Lose 4 electrons:- energy required to lose electrons (the sum of the first 4 ionization energies) is too high
Silicon gains 4 electrons.
Selenium may lose 2, 4 or 6 electrons and may gain 2 electrons.
Group IVA elements can typically accept or lose 4 electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration. This is because they have 4 valence electrons in their outer energy level.
An atom with 4 valence electrons will have to either gain 4 electrons or lose 4 electrons to achieve a full set of eight electrons.
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Sulfur typically gains electrons to form a stable electron configuration. It can gain up to two electrons to achieve a full valence shell of eight electrons.
It can easily gain or lose up to 4 electrons, but at high energies it can lose many more (all the way to 32 leaving just a bare nucleus).
No! Atoms with more than 4 electrons gain electrons during bonding. Atoms with less than 4 electrons tend to lose electrons during bonding. Hope this helps!
Tin has 4 valence electrons. Because of this, Tin needs to lose the 4 electrons to make it stable. Thus the answer is SN4+
Transition metals typically lose 1 to 4 electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration. The number of electrons lost depends on the specific transition metal and its position in the periodic table.