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Alex73 [517]
3 years ago
9

Oxygen has 6 valence electrons. How many electrons does an atom of oxygen need to become stable?

Biology
2 answers:
Solnce55 [7]3 years ago
4 0

6

Explanation:

valence electrons are the electrons in the outermost shell, or energy level, of an atom. For example, oxygen has six valence electrons, two in the 2s subshell and four in the 2p subshell.

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icang [17]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

2 electrons

Explanation:

According to the octet rule, atoms must bond to each other, sharing electrons among themselves in an attempt to complete their valence shell (last layer of the electrosphere). In other words, an atom becomes stable when it has 8 electrons in its valence shell.

Oxygen atoms have six electrons in their valence shell, so to achieve the stability suggested by the octet rule (eight electrons), these atoms share two electrons, forming one oxygen gas (O₂) molecule.

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