You should give answers since some people will just try and find any answer, which happened to me. So like if you have answers for the question just put them like A B C D kinda like true or false for others to know what they got instead of giving them more work, and then they just give you random answers.
Answer:
is the oxidizing agent
Explanation:
An oxidizing agent is an element in a reaction that accepts the electrons of another element. It is typically hydrogen, oxide, or any halogen. In this case, it is oxygen. The answer is 02.
The answer is B) gain 8 electrons
Full question options;
(Fe, Pb, Mg, or Ca)
Answer:
Iron - Fe
Explanation:
We understand tht metals pretty much form bonds by losing their valence (outermost electrons). But this question specifically asks for metals that lose beyond their outermost electrons; next to outermost principal energy levels.
Pb, Mg, and Ca only lose their outermost electrons to form the following ions;
Pb2+, Mg2+, and Ca2+.
This is because their ions have achieved a stable octet configuration - the dreamland of atoms where they are satisfied and don't need to go into reactions again.
Iron on the other hand has the following electronic configurations;
Fe: [Ar]4s2 3d6
Fe2+: [Ar]4s0 3d6
Fe3+: [Ar]4s0 3d5
This means ion can lose both the ooutermost electrons (4s) and next to outermost principal energy levels (3d). So correct option is Iron.
