* Except helium, which has only 2 electrons

How to set up your notes Glue in near the crease of your notebook. Main Ideas Glue in near the crease of your notebook. Set up a column next to the handout and write “Main Ideas” at the top.

(L) Diagraming Electrons - Lewis Dot Diagrams Write down questions and your answers. Use complete sentences. Do all of an atom’s electrons go into the dot diagram? How does Table 1 differ from the instructions written above? Draw the dot diagrams for Helium, Sodium, Chlorine, and Xenon

(L) Ions and Noble Gases Write down questions and your answers. Use complete sentences. What does the book mean when it says that the Noble Gases are “stable”? Describe how atoms can become more like noble gases by becoming either cations or anions. Draw a picture to help you remember how noble gases behave.