an unstable atom can regain stability by releasing energy so as to convert from exicted state to ground state or can be stable by octect configuration. that is to have 8 electrons in its outermost shell.
an atom may become stable by having a full outer "shell" of electrons. apart from the first shell of electrons which is 2, all other shells require 8 electrons to become full. The amount of electron an atom may have is determined by the of protons an atom has in its nucleus.Most atoms do this by sharing electrons with other atoms in covalent or ionic bonding which depends on the electronegativity of each atom involved. Some atoms like the noble gases naturally contain a full outer shell of electrons, these may be found on the far right of the Periodic Table and are called the noble or inert gases.
bye transferring or sharing it's valence electrons.
if bt stable u meen unreactive then it is when the element obtains a full outer orbital of electrons, through either covalent or ionic bonding
An element becomes stable when it gains noble gas electronic structure. that is when it have 8 electrons in its outermost shell
When its electron shells are full
A chlorine atom needs one additional electron in order to become stable.
the combining capacity of an atom is called valency
It would have to lose two electrons.
Noble gases have a very stable structure, the outer shell of electrons is full.
It'll have to lose two to have a stable octet.
When the atom has 8 valence electrons.
A chlorine atom needs one additional electron in order to become stable.
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It can do either, depending on it's state previous to losing neutrons. Generally if an atom is shedding neutrons it is doing so to become more stable.
to become stable, it will gain an electron from a metallic atom otherwise it will mutually share electron(s) with another non - metallic atom, or even with itself
The only way a carbon atom becomes stable is if they gain or lose electrons. Typically carbon will bond with other elements to do this.
It becomes most stable when its nucleus is filled, not when it is filling it.
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To become stable. When the outermost energy field is filled to maximum electrons, the atom is stable.
the oxidation number