valence electrons Atoms of elements want to be ___ eight electrons _______________. In order to be _______________ elements need _______________ valence electrons. This is called the ______________ ________________. Elements ________________ or ________________ valence electrons in order to obtain _______________ valence electrons and become ________________. This is called a _________________ ______________. Elements with _____________ valence electrons are _____________ so they are _______ _____________. The more electrons needed to get to _____________ the more _____________ the element is. For example, group 1 with only 1 valence electrons is much more reactive than group 17 with 7 valence electrons.