IONIC & COVALENT BONDING THE OCTET RULE Octet Rule Atoms bond in order to achieve an electron configuration that is the same as the electron configuration of a noble gas Ie. They have 8 electrons in their filled outer energy level (except He) Chemical Bond The force of attraction between two...
Forming Chemical Bonds Chemical bond: force that holds 2 atoms together (holds compounds together) Valence electrons are involved in the formation of chemical bonds between atoms. Formation and Nature of Ionic Bonds Opposites ___. Let’s look at a reaction between sodium and chlorine. Sodium like...