Quick Practice 2
In forming chemical bonds, atoms tend to attain .........
a. a state of higher energy.
b. the electron configuration of noble gas atoms.
c. the electron configuration of halogen atoms.
d. all of the above
The cation Fe
3+
is formed when
a. an atom of iron loses two electrons.
b. an atom of zinc loses two electrons.
c. an atom of iron loses three electrons.
d. an atom of iron gains three electrons.