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Atoms

1. what attracts each other to bonding?
2. What does the atomic number represent?
3. In atomic bonding what is lost or gained?

User Jtlim
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1. The electronegativity
2. It represents the number of protons.
3. If an atom loses electrons it becomes positive. If it gains electrons it becomes negative.
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