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Chemical Bonding
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Compound | A substance that is made up of two or more different elements combined together chemically. |
| Octet Rule | States that when bonding occurs, atoms tend to reach an electron arrangement with eight electrons in the outermost shell. |
| Ion | A charged atom or group of atoms. |
| Ionic Bond | The force of attraction between oppositely charged ions in a compound. |
| Transition Metal | An element that forms at least one ion with a partially filled d sublevel. |
| Molecule | A group of atoms joined together. It is the smallest particle of an element or compound that can exist independently. |
| Valency | The number of atoms of hydrogen or any other monovalent element with which each atom of the element combines. |
| Electronegativity | The relative attraction that an atom in a molecule has for the shared pair of electrons in a covalent bond. |
| Van der Waals Forces | Weak attractive forces between molecules resulting from the formation of temporary dipoles. |
| Dipole-Dipole Forces | Forces of attraction between the negative pole of one molecule and the positive pole of another. |
| Hydrogen Bonds | Particular types of dipole-dipole attractions between molecules in which the hydrogen atoms are bonded to nitrogen, oxygen or fluorine. The hydrogen atom carries a partial positive charge and is attracted to the electronegative atom in another molecule. |