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Physical Environment > Shell Model of Lithium |
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We have already seen what happens when you add two electrons to an atom.
When we add a third electron it cannot enter the hard shell formed by the first two electrons, and has to start a new shell outside the first one. This single electron is easily lost. Lithium atoms are like this. An atom which can lose an electron is called a reducing agent. Lithium is a powerful reducing agent. |
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