Valence Electrons
How many Valence Electrons are in all Alkali Metals
Alkali metals have valence electrons
What is the name of a negative ion?
Why does Helium not have 8 Valence electrons if it is in group 8a?
Helium has 2 total electrons although it is in group 8a
What is the name of a positive ion
Cation
Why do Alkali Metals want to give their Valence electron
Alkali metals want to give their Valence electron because they want to have a full outer shell
Why do elements with 4 Valence Electrons can either give, receive, or share electrons
They want to give, receive, or share so they can have a full outer shell
Why is Hydrogen in group 1A if it is not an Alkali metal
Hydrogen is in group 1a because it has 1 Valence electron and 1 total electron
Why do a Cation and Anion attract in an Ionic Bond
They attract in an ionic bond because they are opposites. In other words opposites attract