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Chemical Compounds
William Edson
Term | Definition |
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Chemical Bonding | The combining of atoms to form molecules or iconic compounds |
Chemical Bond | An interaction that holds atoms or ions together |
Valance Electron | An electron that's found in the outermost shell of an atom and that determines the atom's chemical properties |
Ionic Bond | A bond that forms when electrons are transferred from one atom to another, which results in a positive ion and a negative ion |
Ion | A charged particle that forms when an atom or group of atoms gains or looses one or more electrons. |
Covalent Bond | A bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs 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. |