Question

When an element in the oxygen family is involved in a chemical reaction with a metal, what charge will its atoms most likely form?

1-
2+
2-
1+

Answer 1

A -2 because it will gain two electrons to achieve a stable octet or duplet state

Answer 2

Answer: The charge on the atom present in oxygen family is -2.

Step-by-step explanation:

Oxygen family belongs to Group 16 of the periodic table.

The electronic configuration for this group elements is
`ns^2np^4`

where, n is the number of periodic number.

The elements having this electronic configuration will gain 2 electrons in order to attain stable configuration.

When an atom gains electrons, it will attain negative charge. Thus, the atoms present in group 16 of the periodic table will attain -2 charge.