Of the elements listed in the item above, which element is MOST LIKELY to fully DONATE two valence electrons in a bonding situation? Hint, it will form a 2+

Question

Of the elements listed in the item above, which element is MOST LIKELY to fully DONATE two valence electrons in a bonding situation? Hint, it will form a  2+
  cation. (1 point)
Responses

Nitrogen, N
Nitrogen, N

Iridium, Ir
Iridium, Ir

Scandium, Sc
Scandium, Sc

Barium, Ba
Barium, Ba

Iodine, I

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The element that is MOST LIKELY to fully DONATE two valence electrons in a bonding situation and form a 2+ cation is Barium, Ba.

Barium is an alkaline earth metal in Group 2 of the periodic table, which means it has two valence electrons and typically loses both to form a Ba²⁺ cation. The other elements listed are less likely to donate two electrons in this way.