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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Are atoms with a high electron count more likely to form bonds with other atoms because their valence electrons are far away from the nucleus?
gpt
Yes, also forming weaker bonds due to the distance. The nucleus attracts the electrons towards the center, so a smaller element the electrons are stronger held because they’re much closer. In larger elements the distance is much greater and the nucleus’s pull is much weaker, think of it like the strength of gravity with the sun being the nucleus and planets are electrons.