What is Chemical stability?
'''Chemical stability''' refers to the resistance of a chemical to change in a [[chemical reaction]]. Some chemicals, like [[gold]], are very stable and resistant to change; but [[sodium]] is unstable and corrodes rapidly in the presence of [[air]]. When an atom has an extra electron or a missing electron, it is unstable. When that atom loses or gains the electron, it becomes stable. Stable atoms have lower energy than unstable ones. ==Related pages== *[[Chemical compound]] *[[Chemical equation]] *[[Chemistry]] {{chemistry-stub}} [[Category:Physical chemistry]] [[Category:Materials science]]