Answer:
AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED IT'S TO MAKE BONDS WITH OTHER ELEMENTS.
Explanation:
ATOMS MAKE A BOND WITH OTHERS WITH THE HELP OF ELECTRONS.
FOR INSTANCE SODIUM CHLORIDE.
THE SODIUM ATOM LOSES ONE ELECTRON TO CHLORINE .CHLORINE AS WELL GAINS ONE ELECTION FROM SODIUM. THUS SODIUM CHLORIDE IS FORMED.