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Cards in this deck (4)
- 1Valence electronsElectrons in the highest occupied energy level of an element´s atoms.
- 2Electron dot structuresDiagrams that show valence electrons in the atoms of an element as dots.
- 3Octet ruleStates that in forming compounds, atoms tend to achieve the electron configuration of a noble gas.
- 4Halide ionsIons produced when atoms of chlorine and other halogens gain electrons.
