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Chemical Bonding
Question | Answer |
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Metals tend to ____ electrons and form ________ ions. | lose & positive |
Nonmetals tend to ____ electrons and form ________ ions. | gain & Negative |
Metals form _______ | Cations |
Nonmetals form ______ | Anions |
The electrons that occupy the outermost energy level of an atom | valence electrons |
metals will ____ electrons to attaina noble gas configuration | lose |
nonmetals will ____ electrons to attain a noble gas configuration | gain |
a ________ bond consists of a pair or electrons shared between two atoms | covalent |
if two atoms of a covalent bond are identical, then there is equal sharing of electrons, this is called ________ covalent bonding. | nonpolar |
if two atoms of a covalent bond are not identical, then there is unequal sharing of electrons, this is called _____ covalent bonding. | polar |