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CHAPTER 13 VOCAB
CHEMICAL BONDING
Question | Answer |
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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 Electrons | An electron that is found in the outer most shell of an atom and that determines the atoms chemical properties. |
Ionic Bond | A bond that forms 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 gain or loses one or more electrons. |
Crystal lattice | The regular pattern in which a crystal is arranged. |
Covalent bond | a bond formed when atpms share one or more pairs of electrons. |
Molecule | The smaller 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. |