Here I found some info at Yahoo answers: https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090119191941AAB7oAb
The more electronegative an atom is the more unwilling it is to lose its electrons in a compound. If you do try to take a very EN atom away from a compound you'll need to apply a lot of energy for that to happen. I can give an example of a single atom though
<span>Cl has 7 valence electron filled and every atom wants to be like nobles (noble gases), so it's not going to give an electron away b/c it's really close to being like a noble gas. Noble gases are the most stable atoms, which is why I say stability counts.</span>
-2 for O
-1 for F
0 for N2
+1 for Li
+3 for Fe
Carbon will have 4 valence electrons. It will have 2 in the p orbital and 2 in the s orbital. You can see this when you find the noble gas configuration of carbon which is [He]2s²2p² showing that carbon has 4 valence electrons.
I hope this helps. Let me know if anything is unclear.
Answer:
Solid metal.
Explanation:
At room temperature, Chromium (Cr), a transition metal, is a solid.
The answer is Br₂ since catalysts are regenerated at the end of a reaction.
