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chemical bonding
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chemical bond | atoms are chemically combined, either by a transfer or sharing of electrons |
| ionic bond | an ionic substance in the solid phase |
| octet rule | the goal most atoms have to have a full valence shell of electrons, usually consisting of 8 electrons |
| duet rule | small atoms, such as hydrogen, helium and lithium need only 2 electrons to fill their valence shells |
| ionic (salt) | chemical compounds formed by the electrostatic attraction (ionic bond) between positively charged ions (cations) and negatively charged ions (anions) |
| ion | an atom with a charge due to a transfer of electrons |
| cation | a positive ion formed by the loss of electrons |
| anion | a negative ion formed by gaining electrons |
| electrolyte | a substance whose aqueous solution conducts an electrical current due to the presence of mobile ions |
| polyatomic ion | a bundle of atoms that acts as a single unit with a charge |
| oxidation state | number assigned to keep track of electron gain or loss in redox reactions |
| covalent bond | a bond between two nonmetals where they share electrons |
| single bond | only one pair of electrons is shared between two atoms |
| double bond | sharing two pairs (4 total) electrons between two atoms |
| triple bond | the sharing of three pairs (6 electrons) between two atoms |
| molecular compound | a substance with covalent bonds |
| metallic bonding | the attraction of valence electrons for the positive nucleus of metallic atoms, gives metals their properties, based on the sea of mobile electrons |
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