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Term | Definition |
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chemical bond | lasting attraction between atoms that enables the formation of chemical compounds. |
valence electrons | that is associated with an atom, and that can participate in the formation of a chemical bond |
electron dot diagram | diagrams that show the bonding between atoms of a molecule and the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the molecule. |
Covalent bond | a chemical bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms. |
molecule | a group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction. |
polar molecule | has a partial positive charge in one part of the molecule and complementary negative charge in another part. |
chemical formula | a set of chemical symbols showing the elements present in a compound and their relative proportions, and in some cases the structure of the compound. |
ion | an atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons. |
ionic bond | form when one atom gives up one or more electrons to another atom. |
metallic bond | Metallic bonding is the electrostatic attraction between the positively charged atomic nuclei of metal atoms |