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Author Question: How many valence electrons do most atoms want and how many does hydrogen want? (Read 697 times)

lunatika

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on: Sep 20, 2013
On my chemistry homework, the question which is fill in the blank reads as follows:
Most atoms want_____ valence electrons-but, hydrogen only wants _____valence electrons.


eruditmonkey@yahoo.com

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Reply #1 on: Sep 20, 2013
Well from what I've learnt in 7yrs of chemistry. The first shell of a atom holds only 2 electrons, the next shells can hold up to 8. If the world was perfect, all atoms would have a full shell of either 8 or 2. so basically they wan't to be full. hydrogen only has 1 outer shell electron(valence) and to make 2 it needs one more :)


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nummyann

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Reply #2 on: Sep 20, 2013
Most atoms want 8 valence electrons in order to fill their Octect but Hydrogen only needs to 2 in order to fill it's first shell


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