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

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

_________ bond between two atoms in the electrostatic force of attraction which holds together the ions of the combining atoms formed by the complete transfer of one or more electrons from electropositive to electronegative atom.

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

All the Noble gases except helium possess__________ configuration for their valence shell.

In sodium chloride, the bond present in between the sodium and chlorine is

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

When the electronegativity difference between two atoms in large, they can attain octets by the complete transfer of one or more electrons from one atom to the other and can be linked together by an attractive force known as _______ bond.

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

The atom which gains electrons is called ________ atom.