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sadafiiii
Oct 26, 2007, 09:19 AM
Do nonmetals gain or lose electrons?:confused:
rob_90
Oct 29, 2007, 08:53 AM
Non-metals are in group 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the periodic table. This means that they either have 4, 5, 6, or 7 (depending on which group they are in) electrons in their outer shell. All elements want to become stable and have a full outer shell of 8 electrons.
Do you think it would be easier for the atoms to lose or gain electrons to make a full outer shell?
rob_90
Oct 29, 2007, 08:53 AM
Non-metals are in group 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the periodic table. This means that they either have 4, 5, 6, or 7 (depending on which group they are in) electrons in their outer shell. All elements want to become stable and have a full outer shell of 8 electrons.
Do you think it would be easier for the atoms to lose or gain electrons to make a full outer shell?