Now try the following three examples: elements formula name barium phosphorus The element barium is an Alkaline Earth Metal, which loses two electrons (2) and phosphorus is in Group V, which gains three electrons (3-). It will have the ending "ide". silver carbon The element silver is a transition metal, with only one stable ionic state. Carbon is in Group IV, which gains four electrons. A. cadmium B. hydrogen

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Jaime Duran

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21 February, 05:28

Now try the following three examples: elements formula name barium phosphorus The element barium is an Alkaline Earth Metal, which loses two electrons (2) and phosphorus is in Group V, which gains three electrons (3-). It will have the ending "ide". silver carbon The element silver is a transition metal, with only one stable ionic state. Carbon is in Group IV, which gains four electrons. A. cadmium B. hydrogen

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Dante White · Answer 1

No element gains 4 electron in the case of transition element they bonds with covelent bonding whereby the electrons are shared around the last orbits