Will O or S accept an electron more easily?
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Nonmetals have a greater electronaffinity than metals because of their atomic structures: first, nonmetals have more valence electrons than metals do, thus it is easier for the nonmetals to gain electrons to fulfill a stable octet and secondly, the valenceelectron shell is closer to the nucleus, thus it is harder to .
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↪The ability to accept or donate electrons in an Atom depends upon basically it's Electronic Configuration . So let's write the electronic Configuration for the given elements ->
=> Oxygen ( O ) [ Z = 8 ]
=> Configuration -> 1s² 2s² 2p^4
▪It needs 2 more electrons to acquire a stable Configuration .
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=> Sulphur ( S ) [ Z = 16 ]
=> Configuration -> 1s² 2s² 2p^6 3s² 3p^4
▪It also needs just 2 electrons to acquire a stable Configuration.
↪Hence , Both of these elements are highly Electro negative . Both Accept two electrons and gain negative charge of -2 .
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↪The ability to accept or donate electrons in an Atom depends upon basically it's Electronic Configuration . So let's write the electronic Configuration for the given elements ->
=> Oxygen ( O ) [ Z = 8 ]
=> Configuration -> 1s² 2s² 2p^4
▪It needs 2 more electrons to acquire a stable Configuration .
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=> Sulphur ( S ) [ Z = 16 ]
=> Configuration -> 1s² 2s² 2p^6 3s² 3p^4
▪It also needs just 2 electrons to acquire a stable Configuration.
↪Hence , Both of these elements are highly Electro negative . Both Accept two electrons and gain negative charge of -2 .
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