How does formal charge affect the stability of an atom?

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How does formal charge affect the stability of an atom?

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Answer 1 · 2017-06-23T07:03:23

Atoms become formally charged on the basis of their relative stability...

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Non-metals, from the right hand side of the Periodic Table, have HIGH nuclear charge and tend to be oxidizing, i.e. they accept electrons to form anions.........

$\frac{1}{2} F_{2} + e^{-} \to F^{-}$ $1/2F_2+e^(-) rarrF^(-)$

$\frac{1}{2} O_{2} + 2 e^{-} \to O^{2 -}$ $1/2O_2+2e^(-) rarrO^(2-)$

On the other hand metals are electron rich materials and tend to be reducing......

$M \to M^{2 +} + 2 e^{-}$ $MrarrM^(2+) + 2e^(-)$ ............

Of course, their actual chemistry usually involves the formation of a STABLE salt, a neutral combination of positive and negative ions......

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