Hey, is there anyone really good at science?

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Thread Topic: Hey, is there anyone really good at science?

• OliveOwl Newbie

  13 years ago
  Google it Meg or if you have a text book look it up in there but I recommend Google.
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  DaughterOfApollo Advanced

  13 years ago
  I have a textbook but it's not in there!! And I dontthink google will have the answer but I'll try.
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  laurenblah75 Novice

  13 years ago
  Yay the power of google!!!
• OliveOwl Newbie

  13 years ago
  Hey Lauren long time no chat.
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  laurenblah75 Novice

  13 years ago
  Hi killer!
• SilverBlueMoon Novice

  13 years ago
  Argon is a noble gas, meaning that all of its elecrton shells (is that what they're called?) are filled.
  That means that it will not gain or lose valence electrons, since it has the perfect number. And becase of that, it will not bond with any other element. It is on the far right of the periodic table, making it part of the most stable family of elements.
• SilverBlueMoon Novice

  13 years ago
  Well, let's see, Oxygen has 16 electrons, meaning 6 valence electrons. (the ones that bond with others.)
  There cannot be more than 8 electrons in a shell. Um...
  That's the explanation, now we just need someone to provide the answer.
  Gah, I'm a physics and biology nerd, not a chemistry nerd.
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  Sapphire Flames Novice

  13 years ago
  DOA, I have anwsers.
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  Sapphire Flames Novice

  13 years ago
  They share 2 pairs because they both want to have 8 valence electrons, or the outermost electrons. they have 6 by themselves, if they share 2 pairs then that will give them 4 shared and 4 that are their own which equals 8.
  No it will not. The reason not being because of the higher atomic number but because of the filled up or stable outer energy level.

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