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Chemistry Forums for Students => Undergraduate General Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: chocolatteeeee on September 14, 2019, 11:33:24 PM

Title: Which of the following elements/ions has the most valence electrons?
Post by: chocolatteeeee on September 14, 2019, 11:33:24 PM

Which of the following elements/ions has the most valence electrons?

Na+, Ca2+, Se2-, P3-, N

Options:
-All of the ions
-All of the cations
-All of the anions
- Na+
-Ca2+
-Se2-
-P3-
-N
I picked all of the ions but it was incorrect.

Title: Re: Which of the following elements/ions has the most valence electrons?
Post by: Borek on September 15, 2019, 03:21:00 AM

What happens to valence electrons when a neutral atom is converted to a cation?