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Chemical Bonds
chemistry
Term | Definition |
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cation | ion that has a positive charge, has LOST at least one electron |
anion | ion that has a negative charge, has GAINED at least one electron |
ionization energy | energy required to remove an electron from an atom |
ion | atom with a charge because it lost or gained an electron |
period on periodic table | row across the periodic table |
group on periodic table | column up and down the periodic table |
valence electron | electrons in the outer shell or outer ring |
ionic bond | bond where an atom gains or loses an electron |
covalent bond | a bond where electrons are shared |
prefixes di, tri, hexa | covalent bonds |
contains Roman numerals like I and IV | ionic bonds |