In order to follow the octet rule, how many electrons do aluminum atoms gain/lose?Same with bromine.I don't understand how this whole Octet rule works.Lastly, what would the chemical formula of those two elements create?
as long as the pary of the cheese is complete and you wash it once per year with salt water there will be nothing that can corrupt the cheese.
Don't know about forever, but I have a whole wheel of Pecorino cheese in the fridge, tightly packed, and it still is good 2 years after I bought it I bet it could last even longer in the freezer.
Generally, an element will follow the easiest pathway to achieve an octet or 8 electrons in the outer shellThis way the element's electron configuration resembles the nearest Noble gasThese are the stable elements on the far right of the periodic tableBromine has 7 electrons in its outer shellSo to get to 8 the easiest pathway is to gain an electron and become a negative ion, Br-1It's electron configuration would resemble that of Neon, Ne Aluminum has three outer electrons so it would tend to lose three electrons (as opposed to gaining 5) to become Al +3When that occurs its electron configuration resembles that of Krypton, KrElectron configurations are shown in the upper right corner for each element in the attached periodic table.
