The answer is: lose electrons and form positive ions.
Most metals have strong metallic bond, because of strong electrostatic attractive force between valence electrons (metals usually have low ionization energy and lose electrons easy) and positively charged metal ions.
The ionization energy (Ei) is the minimum amount of energy required to remove the valence electron, when element lose electrons, oxidation number of element grows (oxidation process).
For example, magnesium has atomic number 12, which means it has 12 protons and 12 electrons. It lost two electrons to form magnesium cation (Mg²⁺) with stable electron configuration like closest noble gas neon (Ne) with 10 electrons.
Electron configuration of magnesium ion: ₁₂Mg²⁺ 1s² 2s² 2p⁶.
Answer:
The correct answer is - D C2H4.
Explanation:
Saturated hydrocarbons are hydrocarbons with single covalent C-C bonds. They are known as alkanes. The general formula for these hydrocarbons is CnH2n+2
Unsaturated hydrocarbons the hydrocarbons with double or triple covalent C-C bonds. They are known as alkenes and alkynes respectively. The general formula for these hydrocarbons is CnH2n and CnHn-2
For the given options:
Option D: C2H4, is the simplest alkene with a double bond so it is an unsaturated hydrocarbon.
Some examples:
- the sun
- a flashlight turned on
- a light bulb
- stars
- fireflies
...hope i helped :)
Elements are ordered from left to right, increasing atomic number as they go. The periodic table allows us to find out and predict things about elements that haven’t been discovered yet!
