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What element besides carbon might share electrons when the outer shell is half full to form a vast number of molecules to create living matter on another planet?
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Silicon is the other element.
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What molecules are molecules formed by two or more atoms of the same element that share electrons?
Diatomic molecules. Halogens in particular.
When fluorine bonds with another element the electrons do what?
Fluorine has a stronger attraction to electrons than any other element, so when it bonds to another element that element is going to either donate electrons to the fluorine, or share electrons with fluorine getting the disproportionate share.
What is the molecules in sodium?
Sodium is a metal atomic element. So it has no molecules (or whatsoever) in it. It is build up (like all elements) with a nucleus in the center and electrons 'rotating' in shells around it. The numbers and measures of those shells and the electrons therein differ from element to element. There are about 100 elements.
When tiny particles of an element fit in between the large particles of another element?
electrons
What part of an atom can move to another object?
When an atom of one element is brought in contact with an atom of another element, electrons get transferred from one element to another. However, if the atoms of same element come together then electrons are shared and not transferred. Exception to this is elements in noble gases.
What does an element that forms an anion do?
When the element bonds with another element it accepts electrons (it does not give them away) and becomes negatively charged.
Why is carbon such a good element for organic molecules?
Carbon is a good element for organic molecules because of its incredible versatility, which derives from the arrangement of its valence electrons and the type and energy level of the bonds they form.
What do atoms form when they share electrons pairs?
When atoms share electrons in one or more pairs, they form a new compound by covalent bonding.
Why N2 is a molecule of an element?
N2 is a molecules of an element because both atoms in the molecule have the same number of protons (7). A lone nitrogen atom is somewhat unstable as it needs 3 more valence electrons for a full outer shell. To fill this shell it shares electrons with another nitrogen atom.
Do atoms include molecules electrons elements and protons?
No. Atoms contain protons, neutrons and electrons. An element is a substance consiting of atoms with the same number of protons. A molecule is a particle consisting of two or more atoms covalently bonded to one another.
If an element loses its valence electrons when it forms a molecule with another element where does the element live on the periodic table?
On the left side.
What compounds of molecules that have bonds containing shared electrons?
O2, N2, F2, and any molecule that contains an element with atomic number 11 or higher.
