Answer:
Group 8 elements are inert and possess :
1. Low Boiling Points
2. High ionization energies
3. Electronegativities is very low
4. No color, odor
Explanation:
Group 8 elements are also called as Noble Gases. They are unreactive.
They have low boiling points means they remains monoatomic at room temperature. Having high ionization energy means that it is very difficult to remove an electron from its valence shell.
A) can enter from the surroundings, but cannot escape to the surroundings
Let us calculate the structure of the electric shells of the Al atom. It has an atomic number of 13, so it has 13 electrons. The first 2 go to the first hell. The next 8 need to go to the second shell and the last 3 ones would go to the outermost shell. The outer shell, that is the most important one for chemical reactions, has thus 3 electrons. An atom always tries to have a completed outer shell (with either 2 or 8 atoms). It is easier for a cell to have a charge of +3 than a charge of -5 (smaller absolute value) and thus the Aluminum atom will try to get rid of the 3 electrons. In this process, it loses negative charge thus it will become positively charged. Hence, the correct answer is that it will prefer to lose 3 electrons and become positively charged.
