Answers: Valence Electrons, Molecules, shared, neutrons, electrons, protons, gain, elements, ions, lose, change, share, compounds, reactivity, deactivate.

The chemical properties are determined by the _________. The different ways that the chemical property can be determined is through the electrons being ____________ or traded with valence electrons, of other elements to create new ________. _______ is defined by how easily an atom's valence electrons are willing to interact with other atom's valence electrons. When a metal and non-metal react to each other, their atoms have a tendency to transfer __________. Atoms of non-metals have a tendency to transfer __________. Atoms of non-metals have a tendency to _________ or ________ electrons when they react. All charged atoms are called _______. When atoms _______ or __________ valence electrons, the electrical charge can _______ within the atom.