It all starts with a lonely atom, and then he meets his eve

You’ve heard the story before, their romance is far from make believe

Together, form an element

That’s oh so benevolent

Take magnesium and sulfur for example

Two VE’s outside of Mg, ready to take a gamble

With the six outside of sulfur but can Mg really handle-

Yup, because they form eight VE’s just like that, now substantial

Like Bruce Wayne they dawn a whole new mantle

We call that combination magnesium sulfide

They complete each other, not a single unfilled side

Between metals and nonmetals, these ionic bonds can form

Between all elements, this is the known norm

The process is simple, no need for a brainstorm

A bond Occurs when an atom transfers valence electrons to another

Now bonded by science like dna binds sister to brother

Study guide, goal 12 is where I learned all this

Now my mind has all this info like Switzerland’s got the swiss

For some insight, When I say VE I mean Valence Electron

For even more, allow me to reference a slideshow that I’ve worked on

Slide 4, Goal 4 of my study guide

It does a good job of explaining and doesn’t even hide-

The fact that the periodic family, which is the number on top of the table

Equate to valence electrons, exact science, not a fable

And Elements need these like good T.V needs cable

Untrue for Helium, though, only one ring means it does it’s own thing you see

It’s single ring means it’s only capable of holding two VE

But Helium’s still content to some degree

In conclusion, a complete element is a happy element

They get to show their stability off like a brand new ornament

They no longer need to search for a partner anymore

They have their eight valence electrons, all around and accounted for