PhySci+Monday,+November+3,+2008

=PhySci Monday, November 3, 2008= Review Periodic Table Basics > - lose valence electrons, forming cations (positive ions) > - gain valence electrons to reach a total of 8, forming anions (negative ions)
 * Metals
 * Non-metals

Ionic Bonding / Ionic Compounds Ionic Bond - an electrostatic force between oppositely charged ions
 * Formed by transfer of electrons (metals lose electrons, non-metals gain electrons)
 * Formed between a metal and a non-metal (or between polyatomic ions)

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