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ch 13 vocab
physical science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| chemical bonding | the combining of atoms and molecules or ionic compounds |
| chemical bond | an interaction thats holds atoms or ions together |
| valence electron | an electron that is found in the outermost shell of an atom and that determines the atoms chemical properties |
| ionic bond | a bond that formed when electrons are transfered 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 losses one or more electrons |
| crystal lattice | a regular pattern in which a crystal is arranged |
| covalent bond | a bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons |
| molecule | the smallest unit of a substance that keeps all the physical and chemical properties of that substance |
| mettalic bond | a bond formed by the attraction positively charged metal ions and the electrons around them |