Question

A sodium atom has one outer electron, and a carbon atom has four outer electrons. How might this difference be related to the types of compounds formed by atoms of these two elements ?

Answer 1

The number of electrons in an atom's outer shell directly relates to what other atom's it can bond to. For atoms to bond they usually bond to another atom(s) that will cause they're outer electron shell to become complete creating a stable compound.

Answer 2

make sense?

Answer 3

Yes. Thank you so much .

Answer 4

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