_________ is some sort of interatomic attraction which holds the two atoms together.

According to __________ rule, during the formation of a molecule, an atom of a particular element gains, losses or shares electrons until it acquires a stable configuration of eight electrons in its valence shell.

The atom which loses electrons is called ____ atom.

The atom which gains electrons is called ________ atom.

During the formation of an ionic bond, the electronegative atom gains one or more electrons and changes into a

________ introduced electron dot symbols to denote the valence electrons in an atom.

The electrons present in the outermost shell of an atom are called ______ electrons.

The theory of chemical bonding reveals that the formation of a chemical bond involves a decrease in the _________ of the system.

The most stable state of a system corresponds to the state of

During the formation of a chemical bond, atoms combine together by gaining,losing or sharing electrons in such a way that they acquire stable noble gas configuration.