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