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chemical bonding 13
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| chemical bonding | the combning of atoms to form molecules or ionic compounds |
| chemical bond | an interaction that holds atoms or ions together |
| 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 tghat forms when electrons are transferred from one atom to another, which results in a positive ion and a negaive ion |
| ion | a chared particle that forms when an atom or group of atoms gains or loses one or more electrons |
| crystal lattic | the 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 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 |