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Chem Bonding Vocab
Chemical Bonding Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Molecule | The particle formed when two or more atoms bond covalently |
Polar Covalent | A kind of bond in which there is unequal sharing of electrons |
Exothermic | releasing heat |
Formula Unit | Shows the simplest ratio of ions in an ionic compound |
Monatomic Ion | an ion consisting of a single atom |
pi bond | A kind of bond formed by overlap of parallel orbitals |
anion | A negatively charged ion |
ionic bond | The electrostatic force that holds oppositely charged particles together |
electronegativity | the tendency of an atom in a compound to attract electrons |
covalent bond | a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule |
cation | A positively charged ion |
metallic bond | the attraction of a metallic cation for delocalized electrons |
sigma bond | single covalent bonds |
endothermic | absorbing heat |
chemical bond | link between atoms resulting from the mutual attraction of their nuclei for electrons |
delocalized electrons | electrons that are free to move in metals |