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DCE Chem Unit 4.2
DCE Chemistry Unit 4.2 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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electronegativity | the ability of an atom to attract a shared electron in a chemical bond to itself |
polar covalent bond | a chemical bond in which the electrons are not shared equally |
nonpolar covalent bond | a chemical bond in which the electrons are shared equally |
VSEPR theory | a method of predicting the shape of a molecule based on the Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion |
ionic bond | a chemical bond in which the electrons are transferred, not shared |
polar molecule | a molecule in which there is a partial positive and partial negative side, caused by the effect of polar bonds and shape |
nonpolar molecule | a molecule which has no polar bonds and therefore has no partial positive and partial negative side |