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l.m ch.13
physical sci.
| Term | Deffinition |
|---|---|
| CHEMICAL BONDING | The combining of atoms to form molecules or ionic compounds. |
| CHEMICAL BOND | An interation that holds atoms or ions together. |
| VALENCE ELECTRONS | An electron that is found in the outermost shell of an atom and that determines the atoms chemical properties. |
| IONIC BOND | A bond that forms when electrons are tranferred from one atom to another,wich results in a positve ion and negative ion. |
| ION | A charged particle that forms when an atom or group of atoms gains or loses one or more electrons. |
| CRYSTAL LATTICE | The regular pattern in wich a crystal is arranged. |
| COVALENT BOND | A bond formed 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 around them. |