MAIN GROUP ELEMENTS (GROUPS 1, 2, & 13 - 18)

GROUP	NAME	ENDING e- CONFIG- URATION	# OF VALENCE e-	e- DOT DIAGRAM	WANTS TO (lose or gain) e- TO BE LIKE NOBLE GAS?	CHARGE OF ION	OXID- ATION #	GETS (smaller or larger) WHEN ATOM TO ION?
1 or I A
2 or II A
13 or III A
14 or IV A
15 or V A
16 or VI A
17 or VII A
18 or VIII A

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