Ionic compounds contain positive and negative ions. They are held together by electrostatic attraction. Most of the negative ions have only one possible.
Compounds and Nomenclature. Bonding & Stability Atoms want to be stable. The Octet Rule states that a chemically stable atom contains 8 valence electrons.
1 Chapter 5 Ionic Compounds 5.3 Naming and Writing Ionic Formulas Copyright © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Benjamin Cummings.
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