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Patter 1: Ionization Energy Decreases going down a group
Pattern 2: Ions tend to gain/lose the least amount of electrons
Take oxygen, for example. Oxygen has 8 electrons. To become like a noble gas it could either gain two to become like neon or it could lose six to become like helium. So what will oxygen do—gain two or lose six? As a general rule, atoms will gain or lose the fewest number of electrons possible.
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