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Very Important!! Electron lender or borrower?

i need to know if these elements lend or borrow electrons and how many do they lend or borrow.

-sodium

-phosphorus

-potassium

-oxygen

-iodine

-cesium

-bromine

-sulfur

-magnesium

Please answer!! Its really important..

Verified Answer :

Sodium lends 1 electron.
Phosphorus borrows 3 electrons.
Potassium lends one electron.
Oxygen borrows 2 electrons.
Iodine borrows one electron.
Cesium lends 1 electron.
Bromine borrows 1 electron.
Sulfur borrows 2 electrons.
And magnesium lends 2 electrons.

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Answer : Lending makes the element as cation (positively charged species) and borrowing makes the element as anion (negatively charged species).

Usually all the metal species donates the electrons and non-metals accepts (borrows) the electrons.


Sodium (Na) donates 1 electron and becomes \(Na^{+}\).

Phosphorus (P) accepts 3 electrons and becomes an anion of phosphorus \(P^{-3}\).

Potassium (K) donates its one electron and gets converted to \(K^{+}\).

Oxygen (O) accepts 2 electrons and turns as \(O^{-2}\) .

Iodine (I) accepts one electron and gets converted into \(I^{-}\).

Cesium (Cs) donates 1 electron and turns to \(Cs^{+}\).

Bromine (Br) accepts 1 electron and turns as \(Br^{-}\).

Sulfur (S) accepts 2 electrons and becomes \(S^{-2}\).

Magnesium (Mg) donates its 2 electrons and gets converted as \(Mn^{+2}\).

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