Ionic Lewis Dot Structures

According to the octet rule most elements need _______ valence electrons.

• 2
• 8
• 6
• 18

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Hydrogen needs _____ electrons in its valence shell to be stable.

• 4
• 6
• 8
• 2

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Three pairs of electrons are shared in a

• Single bond
• Double bond
• Triple bond

What is a valence electron?

• electron found in a middle shell

• electron found in outermost shell

• electron found in innermost shell

• electron not found in a shell

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Ionic bonding involves

• transfer of electrons

• sharing of electrons

• holding onto electrons

• electrons are not involved

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What do atoms that form positive ions tend to do?

• lose electrons

• gain electrons

• lose protons

• gain protons

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What usually forms a positive ion?

• metal

• nonmetal

• metalloid

• there is no way to tell

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By replacing the element symbol, this could be a diagram of which element?

• Li

• Al

• C

• Be

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Nonmetals tend to

• gain electrons

• lose electrons

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Metals tend to

• gain electrons

• lose electrons

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