Question

To make its second-highest energy level be its valence energy level (being filled with an octet of electrons) and possess a more stable electronic arrangement, a strontium atom could form an ionic bond with two oxygen atoms.

TRUE or FALSE ？

Answer 1

False

Step-by-step explanation:

When this ionic bond is completed it will not have the result being presented in the question.

Answer 2

false- Strontium will need to lose two valence electrons to make its second-highest energy level be its valence energy level (being filled with an octet of electrons) and possess a more stable electronic arrangement. In order to do so, a single oxygen atom must be available, as both strontium valence electrons will be gained by the single oxygen atom.