Asked by jime

Use the periodic table to answer the question.

The periodic table of elements shows element groups, periods, and element properties.

How would the electron configuration of nitrogen change to make a stable configuration?

(1 point)
Responses

It would gain two electrons.
It would gain two electrons.

It would lose four electrons.
It would lose four electrons.

It would lose five electrons.
It would lose five electrons.

It would gain three electrons.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini
It would gain three electrons.

Nitrogen (1s2 2s2 2p3) needs three more electrons to fill the 2p subshell (2p6), giving the stable noble-gas configuration of neon (10 electrons) as N3−.