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The force that holds two atoms together is called a chemical bond.
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True
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Chemical bonds may form as a result of the attraction of a nucleus for another atom's electrons.
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True
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To form a negative ion, a neutral atom must lose electrons.
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F,gain
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The reactivity of an element depends mainly on the number of ______.
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Valence electrons
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The electron structures of transition-element ions that have outer configurations with full s, p, and d sublevels are called ______.
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Pseudo-noble gas configurations
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What is the electron configuration for the noble gases other than helium?
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Ns^2np^6
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How many outermost d electrons are there in an ion that has achieved a pseudo-noble gas configuration?
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Ten
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A cation is a negatively charged particle.
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F, positively
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The force that holds two atoms together
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Chemical bond
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A positively charged ion
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Cation
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A negatively charge ion
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Anion
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In the ionic compund sodium chloride, the one-to-one ratio of monatomic ions produces a binary crystal.
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F, cubic
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When ionic compounds form, positive and negative ions are packed together in an ionic oxide.
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F, crystal
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The formation of ionic compounds from positive and negative ions is almost always endothermic.
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F, exothermic
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In a crystal lattice, each positive ion is surrounded by negative ions.
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T
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