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Chemical Bonding
Chapter 13 Vocabulary
Word | Definition |
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chemical bonding | the joining of atoms to form new substances. |
chemical bond | an interaction that hold two atoms together. |
valence electron | the atom in the outermost enery level of an atom. |
ionic bond | a bond that forms when electrons are transferred from one atom to another atom. |
ion | charged particles that form when atoms gain or lose electrons. |
crystal lattice | the regular pattern in which a crystal is arranged. |
covalent bond | forms 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 in the metal. |