The building blocks of elements

Found to the left of the “ladder”

generally shiny solids and good conductors

Found to the right of the “ladder”

exist in all three states of matter

Vertical columns of the periodic table

A charged atom in which the number of electrons is different from the number of protons

An atom with a negative charge

Where metals (+) bonds with non-metals (-) *stealing

Where non-metals bond with other non-metals *sharing

Is a group of atoms that together hold an overall ionic charge

An atom with a positive charge