ELECTRON CONFIGURATION DIAGRAMS OF CATIONS AND ANIONS

Electron Configuration of Cations and Anions
Cations and Anions Form from Neutral AtomsFormation of Monatomic IonsPolyatomic and Molecular IonsChemical NotationEvery atom in its ground state is uncharged. It has, according to its atomic number, the same number of protons and electrons. Electrons are rather labile, however, and an atom will often gain or lose them depending on its electronegativity. The driving force for such gain or loss of electrons is the energetically optimal state of having a full valence (outermost) shell of electrons. In such a state, the resulting charged atom has the electron configuration of a noble gastion of an elect..See more on lumenlearning
The Electronic Configuration of Anions - YouTube
Click to view on Bing8:25Apr 23, 2015A brief video which explains how the electronic configuration of a nonmetal is related to the charge it adopts when forming an ion.Author: Coastal ChemistryViews: 1