Ionic bonding
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Neon is a noble gas that is used to produce bright signs. Noble gases like neon have a stable electronic configuration with either two electrons (duplet) or eight electrons (octet), making them unreactive. Atoms seek to gain or lose electrons to achieve a noble gas configuration and form ions, becoming electrically neutral.
Ionic bonding
- 1. Ionic Bonding Stable Noble Gas Structure - Element Neon is used to produce bright lights for advertising signs. - Neon (Ne) is monatomic and belongs to the group Noble Gases – Helium (He) , Argon (Ar) , Krypton (Kr) , Xenon (Xe) , Radon (Rn) - Noble gases different from other elements – unreactive or stable , do not combine with other atoms or form compounds , exist as individual atoms or one atom - Noble gases have stable configuration : 1. Duplet configuration – two valence electrons (Eg. Helium) 2. Octet configuration – eight valence electrons (Eg. All other noble gas) - If atom have either duplet or octet configuration, they are stable and have noble gas structure or noble gas configuration. - Atoms react in order to get noble gas structure : lose , gain , share electrons and form ions Forming ions - Atoms are electrically neutral because they have an equal number of