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Question | Answer |
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What is an alloy? | A mixture of a metal with a small amount of another substance added to improve the properties of the metal. |
What's the definition of an ionic bond? | An electrostatic attraction between positive and negative ions. |
Metals....? | Lose electrons |
Non-Metals....? | Gain electrons |
What is an ionic compound? | A giant structure of ions, held together by strong electrostatic attractions between the oppositely charged ions. |
Covalent bonds... | form between non-metal atoms. The outer energy level of the atoms join and electrons are shared. |