J jsmith1 Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Dec 20, 2011 Messages 95 Reaction score 5 Points 4,571 Pre-Medical Jun 7, 2013 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Hey guys this is just kind of a dumb question that I am probably over complicating but.. But CN- has 10 valence electrons but C only has 4 valence and N has 5 valence...where does the other electron come from?
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Hey guys this is just kind of a dumb question that I am probably over complicating but.. But CN- has 10 valence electrons but C only has 4 valence and N has 5 valence...where does the other electron come from?
Q QrtrLifeCrisis Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Dec 14, 2010 Messages 381 Reaction score 2 Points 4,531 Location New York, NY Jun 7, 2013 #2 That negative charge on carbon is the tenth electron. Upvote 0 Downvote
V Viola05 Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Jul 17, 2012 Messages 34 Reaction score 3 Points 4,571 Pre-Medical Jun 7, 2013 #3 The negative sign implies there is an extra electron. A similar example is the chloride ion (Cl)- which has 8 valence electrons vs chlorine (Cl) which has 7 valence electrons Upvote 0 Downvote
The negative sign implies there is an extra electron. A similar example is the chloride ion (Cl)- which has 8 valence electrons vs chlorine (Cl) which has 7 valence electrons
