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Atoms that lose Atoms want to have 8 electrons
    electrons and have a in their outer shell = stable
positive charge
 

 
These are found to the left of
the staircase and form ionic
Atoms that gain
bonds with non-metals: give
electrons and have a
away electrons and become +
negative charge
Hydrogen is the exception.

These are found to the right of

the staircase and form covalent
Atoms with either a
bonds with each other, or take
positive (+) or negative
electrons away from metals to
(-) electrical charge
form ionic bonds and become -

The total number of These touch the staircase in

electrons that an atom the periodic table and have
either gains or loses in properties of both metals and
order to form a chemical non-metals.
bond with another atom.

Type of bond where This is the type of bond

atoms give electrons to where electrons are
other atoms and there is shared between atoms.
an attraction between H20 – electrons are
oppositely-charged ions shared between H’s & O.

The electrons found in

the outermost shell of an
atom. This is where the The outermost shell of
chemical reactions and an atom
bonding takes place.

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