Responses
It will release electrons and protons until it reaches a stable configuration.
It will release electrons and protons until it reaches a stable configuration.
It will react with other nearby atoms to give, receive or share electrons until it has a full outer shell.
It will react with other nearby atoms to give, receive or share electrons until it has a full outer shell.
Nothing will happen, unless it is radioactive.
Nothing will happen, unless it is radioactive.
It will gain or lose neutrons until it has an equivalent number of neutrons to protons.
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The correct response is:
It will react with other nearby atoms to give, receive or share electrons until it has a full outer shell.
This is because atoms tend to seek a stable electron configuration, often achieved by following the octet rule, which states that atoms prefer to have eight electrons in their outermost energy level.
