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Olin [163]
2 years ago
13

What happens when aluminum fills its valence shell?

Chemistry
2 answers:
maksim [4K]2 years ago
7 0
Aluminum is a metal and its oxidation state is +3. That means that it may lose three electrons and form cation Al +3. So the correct answer is option A. threee electrons are lost creating Al +3.

You can base your answer in the fact is in the group 13, that means that it has 3 electrons in its valence shell. Those are the three electrons that it can lose to form Al +3.

Also, you can search for the atomic number and do its electron configuration.

Z Al = 13 => 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p1. So, the electrons 3s2 3p1 are the three electrons that it can lose to form Al +3.
anzhelika [568]2 years ago
3 0

Three electrons are lost, creating AL+3! (So the correct answer is A.)

I can confirm this because I took the test! :D

Hope that helped!

Cheers, mate!

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