lonic Bonding To obtain a noble gas configuration (a full valence shell),atoms may transfer electrons from one atom to another. The atoms,now bearing opposite charges, attract each other,forming an ionic bond. Li一f: Li+ 浴、 Li+:F: electron transfer He configuration Ne configuration ionic bond 2013 Pearson Education.Ine 2013 Pearson Education,Inc. Chapter 1 8 © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Ionic Bonding • To obtain a noble gas configuration (a full valence shell), atoms may transfer electrons from one atom to another. • The atoms, now bearing opposite charges, attract each other, forming an ionic bond. Chapter 1 8