Chemical Bonding Review

A(n) chemical _______________ is a force that holds atoms together.

The subatomic particles that are involved in chemical bonding are the _______________.

The outermost shell of electrons is also called the _______________ shell.

All atoms prefer to be stable. This means that their outer shell of electrons is _______________.

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An _______________ _____________ diagram is a type of diagram that represents valence electrons in an atom as dots around the element’s symbol.

Atoms tend to gain, lose, or _______________ valence electrons until they achieve stability. By doing this, they form compounds.

A(n) ____________ is a charged atom that has lost or gained one or more electrons.

An atom that loses one or more valence electrons becomes a(n) _______________ charged ion.

An atom that gains one or more valence electrons becomes a(n) _______________ charged ion.

When a metal and a(n) nonmetal bond, the metal atom _______________ one or more of its valence electrons to the nonmetal atom.