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vocab words

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Ion   an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons  
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Cation   an ion with net positive charge, having more protons than electrons  
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Anion   an ion with net negative charge, having more electrons than proton  
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Oxidation Number   numerical charge on the ions of an element  
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Valence Electron   an electron in the outer shell of an atom which can combine with other atoms to form molecules  
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Octet Rule   a simple chemical rule of thumb that states that atoms tend to combine in such a way that they each have eight electrons in their valence shells  
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Ionic Bond   a chemical bond between two ions with opposite charges  
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Covalent Bond   a chemical bond formed by the sharing of one or more electrons  
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Molecular Compound   the simplest unit of a chemical compound that can exist, consisting of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds  
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Binary Compound   chemical compound composed of only two elements  
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Polyatomic Ion   an electrically charged species formed by covalent bonding of atoms of two or more different elements  
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Organic Compound   any compound of carbon and another element or a radical  
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Hydrate   a chemical compound that can dissociate reversibly into water and another compound  
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Diatomic Molecule   a molecule with two atoms  
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