1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
vfiekz [6]
3 years ago
7

How do you know how many electrons an element will gain or lose in forming an ion?

Chemistry
1 answer:
Alinara [238K]3 years ago
7 0
First the element has to be stable. One chooses the easiest way to make the element stable. for example : Al has 13 electrons and you want to make it stable, you consider the outermost electrons where in AL the are three so it is easier for Al to lose three than to gain five
You might be interested in
Organelles_____are specialized structures that carry out particular jobs and functions?
sergejj [24]

Answer:

Cell or cellular

Explanation:

Heyy!! Not sure, but cell and cellular are the same. They carry out particular jobs and functions. Hope this helps, thank you :) !!

7 0
3 years ago
A salt forms in the reaction of barium with chlorine what is the most likely formula unit of this salt
Mashcka [7]
 Best Answer:<span>  </span><span>LiCl 

Cl and Li 

glucose 

BeF2 

last question answer 3 strong electrostatic requires a lot of energy
does this help though??</span>
3 0
3 years ago
What is similar about the outer shell of electrons in the alkali metals family
Nadusha1986 [10]

Answer:

1 electron

Explanation:

These metals have a single electron in the outer shell

4 0
3 years ago
In one to two sentences give one reason reactants might not equal visible products after a chemical reaction
Svetradugi [14.3K]

Answer:

If your asking why they are different because atoms are rearranged in a chemical reaction, there must be the same number of sodium atoms and chlorine atoms in both reactants and products for them to be the same.

4 0
3 years ago
.
sweet-ann [11.9K]

Answer:lmk when u have the answer

Explanation:

6 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • How Did Lavoisier's wife help him to communicate the results of his experiments
    11·1 answer
  • Consider a galvanic cell consisting of the following two redox couplesAlB+ 3e Al , Mga + 2e Mg, (ag. E® = 1.676 V ) E° = 2.356 V
    13·1 answer
  • The loops in ptolemy’s heliocentric model , and those shown on the video , are called?
    6·1 answer
  • You are looking at a slide using your microscope and see many things moving about. You notice a very rigid structure outlining t
    10·1 answer
  • Empirical formula for H2Cl2O6
    13·1 answer
  • Iodine-131 has a half-life of 8 days. How long would it take for the number of unstable nuclei in the sample to be reduced from
    7·1 answer
  • What kind of energy can be transferred?<br><br> Help quick please.
    11·2 answers
  • Which products would form if chlorine gas was bubbled through a solution of sodium bromide?
    10·2 answers
  • What represents a community?<br> pond<br> B<br> a snail<br> snails<br> D snails, guppies and plants
    15·1 answer
  • What change(s) would increase the number of deaths in the weebug population?
    9·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!