Bonding and The Periodic Table

Atoms tend to be stable and nonreactive it they have _____ valence electrons.

In the periodic table, the number of valence electrons in each element ________ from left to right across each period.

The reactivity of a metal depends on how easily its atoms ________ valence electrons.

Within each ________ in the periodic table, elements have similar properties because they have the same number of valence electrons.

Because it can either lose or share electrons when it combines with other elements, each ________ has some of the properties of metals and some of the properties of nonmetals.

The elemental symbol surrounded by dots is known as a _______.

The elements in Group 17 of the periodic table all have _______.

What is the primary reason noble gases are nonreactive?

The number of ________ in the atom of an element helps determine its chemical properties.

Which of the following represent physical properties of metals?