CHM120H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Valence Electron, Electron Configuration, Ionic Compound

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When two nonmetals react to form a covalent bond, they share electrons in a way that completes the valence electron configurations of both atoms. We can predict what compound will form by considering the valence electron configurations of the two atoms: ca: [ar]4s2, o: [he]2s22p4, the electronegativity of oxygen (3. 4) is much greater than that of calcium (1. 0). And by losing two electrons, calcium can achieve the configuration of argon. Each of these ions has the neon electron configuration. In general, there are two important facts to consider in predicting the relative sizes of ions: the number of electrons and the number of protons. Since these ions are isoelectronic, the number of electrons is 10 in each case. Electron repulsions should therefore be about the same in all cases. However, the number of protons increases from 8 to 13 as we go from the o2 ion to the al3 ion.

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