Oxygen, atomic number 8 is
- divalent.
- covalent.
- bivalent.
Explanation
Oxygen has six electrons in its outer shell and needs two more to complete it, giving it a valency of two, so it is bivalent (divalent). Covalent describes a type of bond, not the valency of an element.
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can someone explain
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Klemis3000 Posts: 9 08.11.2018 / 21:34
Oxygen has 2 electrons on first shell and 6 on second (outer shell). Knowing that 8 is a maximum number of electrons in second shell makes Oxygen bivalent. Bi meaning 2 for 2 free spaces in outer shell
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Jordi Posts: 198 14.06.2020 / 15:57
you forgot tomention that electrons are 8 because the atomic number is 8 and the protons have the same number with electrons.
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