Question

Do oxygen atoms become more stable or less stable when oxygen forms compounds!0?

Answer 1

 remember that all elements want to have no valence electrons, they want to be like the noble gases.
Oxygen has six valence electrons, which means that it needs to gain two to become stable.
 it takes much more energy for oxygen to lose its 6 valence electrons than it would be to gain 2.
>>When atoms form compounds, they become stable

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