Expanded Valence Shells
Moderators: Chem_Mod, Chem_Admin
-
- Posts: 105
- Joined: Sat Aug 24, 2019 12:17 am
Expanded Valence Shells
Up to how many electrons can be held in the valence shell of capable elements?
-
- Posts: 112
- Joined: Sat Aug 17, 2019 12:15 am
Re: Expanded Valence Shells
8 valence electrons is the limit for an element to hold in a given shell. If there are more than 8, then a new shell is formed.
-
- Posts: 100
- Joined: Sat Aug 24, 2019 12:18 am
Re: Expanded Valence Shells
The standard is 8 valence e- in the outer orbital but after the 3rd period, the elements have access to the d-orbital which means they can have more than 8 valence e- in the outer orbital.
-
- Posts: 52
- Joined: Sat Aug 24, 2019 12:17 am
-
- Posts: 71
- Joined: Fri Aug 02, 2019 12:16 am
Re: Expanded Valence Shells
Lauren Sanchez 3D wrote:Is this why some elements end up breaking the octet rule?
Yeah, elements in period 3 or higher don't have to abide by the octet rule.
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest