An atom with 16 electrons would have 3 electron shells. The first shell can hold up to 2 electrons, the second shell can hold up to 8 electrons, and the third shell can hold up to 8 electrons.
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The group number in the periodic table indicates the number of valence electrons an element has. Elements with the same number of valence electrons tend to exhibit similar chemical properties and reactivity. Elements in the same group tend to react similarly because they have the same outer electron configuration.
Sulfur has three shells.
Sulfur's atomic number is 16. Thus, a neutral sulfur atom would have 16 protons and 16 electrons. Since we're talking about S2-, we need to add 2 electrons to that, giving us 20 total.
16 electrons would fill up the first four shells in an atom: 2 electrons in the first shell, 8 electrons in the second shell, 4 electrons in the third shell, and 2 electrons in the fourth shell.
An atom with 16 electrons would have 3 electron shells. The first shell can hold up to 2 electrons, the second shell can hold up to 8 electrons, and the third shell can hold up to 8 electrons.
Sulfur has 16 electrons in total. Two of these electrons are found in the innermost shell (K shell), while the remaining 14 electrons are distributed in the outer shells (L and M shells).
An element in period 3 and group 16 of the periodic table has 3 electron shells. It also has 6 valence electrons since group 16 elements have 6 electrons in their outermost shell.
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There are no difference in the number of shells in magnesium and sulphur. Both elements contain 3 shells. However, the total number of electrons in the shells are different. Magnesium has 12 electrons in its shells whereas sulphur has 16 electrons in its shell. In addition, the electrons in the valence shell (outermost shell) are also different. Magnesium has 2 electrons in its valence shell whereas sulphur has 6 electrons in its valence shell.
an oxygen atom has 16 electrons, 2 shells and 4 neutrons and protons.
Sulfur has three energy levels, which can accommodate up to 16 electrons. The first energy level can hold a maximum of 2 electrons, the second energy level can hold up to 8 electrons, and the third energy level can hold up to 6 electrons.
The group number in the periodic table indicates the number of valence electrons an element has. Elements with the same number of valence electrons tend to exhibit similar chemical properties and reactivity. Elements in the same group tend to react similarly because they have the same outer electron configuration.
Sulfur's atomic number is 16. Therefore, neutral sulfur has 16 protons and 16 electrons. Since we're dealing with S2-, we need to add 2 electrons to that, giving 18 total.
Sulfur has three shells.
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