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Chemical compounds
Anthony Williams
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chemical bonding | The combining of atoms to form molecules or ionic compounds. |
| Chemical bond | An interaction that holds atoms or ions together. |
| Valance electron | An electron that if found in the outermost shell of an atom and that determents the atoms chemical properties. |
| ionic bond | a bond that forms where electrons are from one atom to another. |
| ion | a charged particle that forms when an atom or a group of atoms gain or lose one or more electrons. |
| Covalent bond | A bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons. |
| Molecule | The smallest unit of a subatomic 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. |