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Chemical Compounds
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Term | Definition |
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Chemical bonding | The combining of atoms to form molecules or ionic compounds |
Chemical bond | An interaction that holds atoms or ions together |
Valance Electron | An electron that is found in the outermost shell of an atom and that determines that atoms chemicalk properties |
Ionic Bond | A bond that forms when electrons are transformed from one atom to another, which results in a positive ion and negative electrons |
Ion | A charged particle that forms when an atom or group of atoms gains or loose one or more electrons |
Covalant Bond | A bond formed when atoms share one or more pair of electrons |
molecule | The smallest unit of a substance that keeps all of the physical and chemical properties of that substance |
Metallic Bond | A bond formed by the attraction between positively charged metal ions and the electrons around them |