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Ch13 Vocab
Ch.13 Chemical Bonding
Question | Answer |
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The combining of atoms to form molecules or ionic compounds. | Chemical Bonding |
An interaction that holds atoms or ions together. | Chemical Bond |
An electron that is found in the outermost shell of an atom and that determines the atom's chemical properties. | Valence Electrons |
A bond that forms when electrons are transferred from an atom to another, which results in a positive ion and a negative ion. | Ionic Bond |
A charged particle that forms when an atom or group of atoms gains or loses one or more electrons. | Ion |
The regular pattern in which a crystal is arranged | Crystal Lattice |
A bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons. | Covalent Bond |
The smallest unit of a substance that keeps all of the physical and chemical properties of that substance. | Molecule |
A bond formed by the attraction between positively charged metal ions and the electrons around them | Metallic Bond |