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What occurs between atoms that do not easily lose electrons?
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Covalent Bonding
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What are the charged particles that form when atoms gain or lose electrons?
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Ions
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What is the same within each group on the Periodic Table?
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The Number of Valence Electrons
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Why don't noble gases normally form chemical bonds?
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Because they have a full outermost shell.
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The more easily an atom gains an electron, what does it lose more of?
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Energy
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What is the smallest particle into which a covalently bonded compound can be divided and still be the same compound?
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A molecule
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What are elements found in nature as diatomic molecules?
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Diatomic Elements
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Which of the following is NOT an example of a diatomic element: Hydrogen Oxygen Nitrogen Helium
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Helium
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Which propertie of metals means that it can be drawn into wires?
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Ductility
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What do metal atoms form when they lose valence electrons?
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Positive Ions
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What is the joining of atoms to form new substances?
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Chemical Bonding
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What do you call an interaction that holds two atoms together?
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A Chemical Bond.
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What is the most important factor in determining how an atom will bond?
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The Number of electrons in the outermost energy level.
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How many atoms can a carbon atom make bonds with?
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Four
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What can group numbers on the periodic table help you determine?
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The Number of Valence Electrons.
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