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Chemical Compounds
Alexis Saddler
Term | Definition |
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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 is found in the outermost shell of a atom and that determines the atoms 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 a group of atoms gains or loses 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 |