Labels:ball | chat room | donut | earth | plaything | sky | tree | tribute album OCR: IONIC BONDS The ATOMS of some elements SODIUM ATOM readily gain or lose electrons order to create stable outer shell Outer shell that S one that holds the maximum number ofelectrons Atoms that have gained or lost electrons are called ions: the gain of electrons creates a negative ion and the loss Of electrons creates a Transfer positive ion The attraction between of electron negative and positive ions called an ionic bond results ina strong lattice shaped compound Because of CHLORINE ATOM this strength, most ionic com pounds are solids. Outer shell Sodium chloride To form the compound sodium chloride sodium loses one electron Electron to chlorine This creates stabl outer shell in each atom IONI0 lions CHIORINE
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