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- 3. A negatively charged ion; they take the -ide suffix on the name of the atom from which they came.
- 6. A __ bond is one in quich a shared pair of valence electrons hold atoms together in __ (same word) compounds.
- 8. __ have a tendency to "lose" electrons in ionic bonding.
- 9. A positively charged ion; they take the same name as the atom from which they came.
- 10. A measure of how strongly an atom attracts extra electrons to itself.
- 11. ___ electrons are in the highest energy level and largely determine an element's chemical properties.
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- 1. __ energy is the amount of energy needed to take an electron away from an atom.
- 2. ___ gases are group 8A elements with full outer energy levels.
- 4. The __ rule refers to group 1A - 8A elements (except H & He) having "full" outer energy levels when they have 8 valence electrons.
- 5. Atoms that have gained or lost one or more electrons, becoming electrically charged.
- 7. A characteristic of atoms that varies regularly across the periodic table.