ocr: How elements bondtogebher to form compounds depends on their electron shel struchures, Ifwelook at the structure ofsodium and chlorme we fndthath both atoms want to movel 1 electron Sodum wants to lose an electron and chlorne wants to gam one. When the tWO elements are combiedt dthey form sodum choride salt This seems to0 goodt to be true, buthappens allt the time where one element wants to loser electrons and anotheris only tool happy to take them Theformation ofsalttherefore OCCUrS when an electron transfers from sodum to chlonne number ofelectrons : m outer shel Na + "CI: Na :CI: - electron ...
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