Question

True or False When nitrogen enters a chemical reaction it is looking for three neutrons.

Answer 1

Answer:

False

Explanation:

Every chemical element undergoes a reaction in order to fulfill the completion of their outermost shell. This is the case of nitrogen (symbol "N"), which is an element found in group 5 of the periodic table with atomic number 7 (i.e. 1s2 2s2 2p3). It possesses three valence electrons in it's outermost shell.

Looking at the configuration of the Nitrogen atom, it requires three electrons to complete its electron shell. Hence, nitrogen will enter a reaction in order to have its need for THREE ELECTRONS met in order to have its electron shell full.

Note that, nitrogen enters a chemical reaction to look for three electrons not three neutrons.