Valence Electrons
The number of valence orbitals an atom may have
What is exactly one?
What are electrons?
This is the name for an atom that has gained or lost electrons
What is an ion?
Noble gases are in this group on the periodic table
What is group 18?
An average atom of fluorine has this many neutrons
What is ten neutrons?
Elements with full valence orbitals are in this family
What are the noble gases?
The charge of an anion
What is negative charge?
The second orbital can hold this many electrons
What is eight electrons?
The noble gas that does not have eight valence electrons
Helium
The family of nonmetals in group 17
The type of element with many valence electrons
What are nonmetals?
An atom that has gained electrons has this type of charge
What is a negative charge?
Bromine will do this with its electron(s) when becoming an ion
What is gain electrons?
This element is the nearest noble gas to calcium
What is argon?
Calcium has this many orbitals in its Bohr model
What is four orbitals?
The number of valence electrons in an atom of sulfur, S #16
What is six valence electrons?
Metal atoms tend to do this with their valence electrons when becoming an ion
What is losing electrons?
An element with five valence electrons will become an ion with this specific charge
What is negative three?
What is neon?
The element in period 5 group 6
What is molybdenum?
The number of core electrons in a neutral atom of aluminum, Al #13
What is 10 core electrons?
The ion charge for any element with six valence electrons
What is negative two?
Neon, Ne #10, will do this with its valence electrons
What is .... nothing?
An atom with a full valence orbital is said to be this
What is chemically stable?
This is required to be eligible for a test retake in chemistry
What is the LTRF / retake assignment?