Notes
- All Atoms are envious of the noble gases because they have stability in their outer shell (2 in first or 8 in the others)
- Some atoms will gain or lose electrons so their own outer shell has a stable configuration.
- When atoms gain or lose electrons they become ion
A positively charged ion is called a cation and a negatively charged ion is called an anion
- Atomos gain or lose electrons to form Ionic Bonds
- An Ionic Bond is always between a metal and a nonmetal. One atom loses electrons, the other gains.
- Both end up with stable gas configurations like the Noble Gases
- Both end up with stable gas configurations like the Noble Gases
Anions charge their names by adding- “-ide”