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When atoms combine with other atoms, some times they lose electrons, some times they gain electrons, and some times they share electrons. In an ionic bond, one atom will lose an electron(s), and the other will gain an electron(s). An example might be NaCl where Na loses an electron and Cl gains an electron. In a covalent bond, each atom provides an electron and both of them share the two electrons. An example of this might be H2O where each hydrogen provides one electron, and oxygen provides one electron to make the O-H bond.
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Does boron become positive or negative when it loses electrons?
All atoms become positive ions when they lose electrons, and negative when they gain electrons.
What Atoms react so as to acquire the stable electrons structure of a noble gas?
Well it is kind of impossible to tell correctly. Most of the atoms tend to gain electrons (as in the case of nonmetals), lose electrons (as in the case of metals) or share electrons (as in the case of carbon or silicon) and try to attain the stable electronic configuration of noble gases.
Atoms with 1 or 2 electrons on their valence level tend to gain?
more electrons because all atoms want to be like noble gases and will either give or take electrons to obtain 8 electrons so atoms with either 1 or 2 electrons would wither give off 1 or 2 electrons depending on how many then had
How many electrons must be lost given the following atoms Ca Mg Ba Be to attain Noble gas?
To attain the noble gas configuration, Ca would have to lose 2 electrons, Mg would have to lose 2 electrons, Ba would have to lose 2 electrons, and Be would have to lose 2 electrons.
How can you say that electrons are present in all types of matter?
All matter is made up of atoms, all atoms have electrons that orbit the nucleus.
Why do some atoms gain electrons while other atoms lose electrons during ionic bonding?
The most stable electron configuration for any atom is to have a complete outer shell. For the smallest atoms, that can be no electrons at all (for H+) since no shell is equivalent to a complete shell, or just two electrons in the outer shell, such as for a helium atom, but for most elements that means 8 electrons in the outer shell. We then have atoms which have five or more electrons in their outer shell and therefore need three or less to complete their shell, and they tend to gain electrons because it is easier to gain three than it is to lose five. Similarly, there are atoms with three or fewer electrons in their outer shell, and they tend to lose electrons because it is easier to lose three than it is to gain five. In the middle we have an atom such as carbon, with four electrons it its outer shell; it can gain or lose electrons with equal ease.
Elements that have one valence electron tend to?
An element that has one valence electron tends to be more reactive, is able to form ions, and can become charged When an element has all eight valence electrons, they are more stable.
Does boron become positive or negative when it loses electrons?
All atoms become positive ions when they lose electrons, and negative when they gain electrons.
Do all atoms want 8 electrons?
No, Hydrogen, Lithium and Beryllium tend to complete 2 electrons in outermost shell and most of the Transition metals tend to complete 18 electrons and other 8 electrons.
What Atoms react so as to acquire the stable electrons structure of a noble gas?
Well it is kind of impossible to tell correctly. Most of the atoms tend to gain electrons (as in the case of nonmetals), lose electrons (as in the case of metals) or share electrons (as in the case of carbon or silicon) and try to attain the stable electronic configuration of noble gases.
Atoms with 1 or 2 electrons on their valence level tend to gain?
more electrons because all atoms want to be like noble gases and will either give or take electrons to obtain 8 electrons so atoms with either 1 or 2 electrons would wither give off 1 or 2 electrons depending on how many then had
Why do group 2 elements tend to lose 2 electrons in a chemical reaction?
Group 2 elements are all metals, which already tend to lose 2 electrons. A simple way of explaining why group 2 loses two electrons is that atom's are most stable with 8 valence electrons, group 2 has has 2 valence electrons and therefore it is easier to lose 2 rather than gain 6.
How many electrons must be lost given the following atoms Ca Mg Ba Be to attain Noble gas?
To attain the noble gas configuration, Ca would have to lose 2 electrons, Mg would have to lose 2 electrons, Ba would have to lose 2 electrons, and Be would have to lose 2 electrons.
When nonmetals and metals react which atoms gain electron?
The non-metallic atoms will gain electrons, while the metallic atoms will lose electrons to become ions. An ionic compound is thus formed and all ions will have the noble gas configuration/structure.
Do all metals react the same way?
Metals all tend to lose electrons when they react, but aside from that there is a wide variety in the reacts metals undergo.
The octet rule indicates that?
In chemistry, the octet rule states that an atom has eight electrons in its outer shell. When all eight electron orbitals are filled, the atom is described as non-reactive. Examples include neon and argon.
Why do you have electrons in your body?
Your body is made of molecules which are made of atoms. All atoms have electrons.
