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Chemical Bonding
vocab
| Word | Definion |
|---|---|
| Chemical Bonding | the combining of atoms to form molecules or ionic compounds |
| Chemical Bond | an interactionthat holds atoms or ions |
| Valence Electron | an electron that is found in the outermost shell of an atom and that determines the atom's 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 losesone or more electron |
| Crystal Lattice | the regular pattern in which a crystal in arranged |
| Covalent Bond | a bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons |
| Molecule | the smallest unit of a sudstance that keeps all of the phyical and chemical properties of the substance |
| Metallic Bond | a bond formed by the attraction between positivly charged ions and the electrons around them |