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In the atom of an element X, 6 electrons are present in the outermost shell. If it acquires noble gas configuration by accepting requisite number of electrons,

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In the atom of an element X, 6 electrons are present in the outermost shell. If it acquires noble gas configuration by accepting requisite number of electrons, then what would be the charge on the ion so formed?

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X – 2e —> X2-; when an atom has 6 electrons in its outermost shell and it accepts 2 electrons, it gets two negative charges.

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Chapter 4: Structure of the Atom - Short Answer Questions [Page 30]

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