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Chemical Bonding(22)
Question | Answer |
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Ionic Bonding | it occurs when one atom wants to lose electrons and another atom wants to gain electrons to become stable i.e to end up with its outer shell full of electrons. |
Ion | a charged atom or charged group of atoms. |
Ionic Bond | the electrical force of attraction between oppositely charged ions in a compound. |
Covalent Bond | a pair of electrons shared between two non-metal atoms. |
Oxygen | a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas. |
Nitrogen | one of the elements essential for the growth of organisms. It is most abundant on the earth in the form of N2. |
Water | it is made up of two hydrogen atoms bonded to one oxygen atom. |
Methane | a chemical compound with the molecular formula . It is the simplest alkane. Burning methane in the presence of oxygen produces carbon dioxide and water. |