If the outer shell of the atom is full, it ________ react readily with other atoms.
Answer - Does not!
The electron configuration is why they react. The Alkali metals have one electron in their outer shell and to complete their outer shell need 7 more electrons. They can give, take or share electrons with other atoms. This is when the Halogens come in handy. The Halogens have 7 electrons in their outer shells, and need one more to complete the outer shell. These can react very easily because they have both the perfect amounts to fill their outer shells and become compounds. Other atoms with other amounts to become atoms not ions needs another element to react with. Hope this helps, Matt.
Yes. Argon has its outer electron shell full so doesn't easily react with other atoms.
Noble gases don't usually react with other elements because they have a complete outer shell - they've already got all the valence electrons they need.
All noble gases don't react with other elements. Noble or inert gases don't react with other elements because their outer electron shells are completely full. However, the heavier noble gases actually can be forced to react with very electronegative elements like oxygen and fluorine. However, they don't do so readily.
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because the outer valence is incomplete.
The electron configuration is why they react. The Alkali metals have one electron in their outer shell and to complete their outer shell need 7 more electrons. They can give, take or share electrons with other atoms. This is when the Halogens come in handy. The Halogens have 7 electrons in their outer shells, and need one more to complete the outer shell. These can react very easily because they have both the perfect amounts to fill their outer shells and become compounds. Other atoms with other amounts to become atoms not ions needs another element to react with. Hope this helps, Matt.
it can react with up to four other atoms to form covalent bonds(:
choline react readliy because it need to gain 1 electron to fill it's outer shell.
Atoms react to gain more stability and each element tend to obey octet rule. One atom react with other atoms and form different type of bonds either by complete transfer of electrons or by sharing of electrons, thereby trying to gain more stability by obeying octet rule.
The atoms are unchanged in any chemical reaction. Only the outer electron shell is affected as chemical bonds are formed.
Yes. Argon has its outer electron shell full so doesn't easily react with other atoms.
Elements react in order to gain a stable electronic configuration, but the group 8 elements already have this, as their outer shells are already filled with electrons. Therefore they have no need to react with anything else, and that is why they are unreactive.
Atoms of non-metals usually gain or share electrons when they react with other atoms.
Two atoms will react if in so doing both will obtain completely filled outer shells.
This depends on the ability to gain/loss electrons.
Noble gases don't usually react with other elements because they have a complete outer shell - they've already got all the valence electrons they need.