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When elements <strong>for</strong>m compounds, changes occur in the _____________ of<br />
electrons. In some compounds, electrons are _____________ from one atom to<br />
another, so that the atoms can have the stable electron arrangement of the<br />
closest __________________.<br />
As you can see in Figure 5 (and your drawing above), lithium has _____ electrons<br />
in the first orbit and _____ electron in the second orbit. If lithium (a metal) LOSES the electron<br />
in its outer orbit, it will look like this<br />
but it is no longer neutral; it has <strong>for</strong>med an _____________ (a charged atom in<br />
which the number of _____________ is different from the number of<br />
_____________). The charge of lithium is _____, because it has 1 more proton than<br />
electron.<br />
When calcium <strong>for</strong>ms a compound, from Figure 5 you can see that it has _____ electrons in the<br />
outer shell. If it should lose these electrons, it will <strong>for</strong>m an ion with a charge of ________<br />
because it has 2 more _____________ than _____________.<br />
Chemistry Ha Ha! [from the cartoon above]:<br />
Positive ions will _________________ negative ions.