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Title: Why and How atoms combine: Electron Transfer
Description: Why and How atoms combine: Electron Transfer 9th Grade Chemistry

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Why and How atoms combine:
Electron Transfer
Noble gases
- the atoms in group 8/18
- generally nonreactive (because they are stable)
- all have 8 valence electrons, except helium

Lewis Theory:
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Proposed by Glbert Lewis, Irving Langmuir, Walter Kossel
Explain chemical bonding

Basic assumptions:
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Electrons may be transferred or shared o assume a stable configuration (i
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noble gas
configuration) that contains 8 valence electrons
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Lewis Electron Dot Structure (LEDS)
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Lewis developed this special representation to apply to the octet rule
Title: Why and How atoms combine: Electron Transfer
Description: Why and How atoms combine: Electron Transfer 9th Grade Chemistry