Defining Anions

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why don't copper metals have charged ions?

-- Joseph L. Cook (darkchild82@excite.com), February 06, 2001

Answers

Maybe because the outer shell is completely filled with electrons naturally.

-- Christine Stenglein (carobchips@hotmail.com), February 18, 2001.

The outer most shell of copper atom is complete. It does not form any type of bond with any other atom. It behave just like inert gases.

-- ADEEL NASIR AZEEMI (adeelnasir_azeemi@hotmail.com), May 19, 2003.

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