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What happens when nitrogen fills its valence shell?
Responses
Three electrons are lost, creating N+3.
Three electrons are lost, creating uppercase N superscript plus 3 end superscript .
Three electrons are gained, creating N−3.
Three electrons are gained, creating upper case N superscript negative 3 end superscript .
Three electrons are gained, creating N+3.
Three electrons are gained, creating uppercase N superscript plus 3 end superscript .
Three electrons are lost, creating N−3.
Responses
Three electrons are lost, creating N+3.
Three electrons are lost, creating uppercase N superscript plus 3 end superscript .
Three electrons are gained, creating N−3.
Three electrons are gained, creating upper case N superscript negative 3 end superscript .
Three electrons are gained, creating N+3.
Three electrons are gained, creating uppercase N superscript plus 3 end superscript .
Three electrons are lost, creating N−3.
Answers
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GPT-4o mini
When nitrogen fills its valence shell, it typically gains three electrons. Nitrogen has five valence electrons (with a configuration of 1s² 2s² 2p³), and to achieve a full octet (which consists of eight electrons in the valence shell), it needs to gain three additional electrons.
Thus, the correct response is:
**Three electrons are gained, creating N−3.**
This can also be represented as:
**Three electrons are gained, creating uppercase N superscript negative 3 end superscript .**
Thus, the correct response is:
**Three electrons are gained, creating N−3.**
This can also be represented as:
**Three electrons are gained, creating uppercase N superscript negative 3 end superscript .**
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