Lead (Pb) and Mercury (Hg) will not spontaneously donate electrons to copper in solution because they are lower in the reactivity series than copper. Sodium (Na) and Magnesium (Mg) are more reactive than copper and could potentially donate electrons to copper in solution.
The number of electrons is 10.
Donor atom should donate the electrons to get into a stable state... and sometimes to form an ionic compound..
donate the electrons forming a cation.
Cations are formed when they give up electrons in ionic bonding.
Lead (Pb) and Mercury (Hg) will not spontaneously donate electrons to copper in solution because they are lower in the reactivity series than copper. Sodium (Na) and Magnesium (Mg) are more reactive than copper and could potentially donate electrons to copper in solution.
eleven
A sodium ion with the symbol Na+ has 10 electrons. Sodium normally has 11 electrons, but when it loses one electron to form a Na+ ion, it has 10 electrons.
The number of electrons is 10.
there are 11 of them.
11 protons and 10 electrons
Sodium's atomic number is 11, therefore it has 11 electrons.
In the Lewis electron dot structure for NaCl, sodium (Na) will donate its one valence electron to chlorine (Cl), which has seven valence electrons. This results in both Na and Cl achieving a full outer shell of electrons, making them stable. The final structure will show Na with no dots and Cl surrounded by eight dots.
Metals typically donate electrons to form positively charged ions. By losing electrons, metals become cations.
One of the hallmarks of metals is their habit of easily losing, or donating, their electrons. This isn't true of non-metals. Does that point you at the right answer?
Donor atom should donate the electrons to get into a stable state... and sometimes to form an ionic compound..
nucleophiles