Chemical Bond Vocab

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Model of an atom where each dot is a valence electron

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Electron Dot Diagram

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Ion with a negative charge

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Anion

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Ion with a positive charge

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cation

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Force holding atoms/ions together

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chemical bond

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Force holding anions & cations together

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ionic bond

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Notation showing elements in a compound and their ratios

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chemical formula

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Solids with particles in a crystal structure

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crystal

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Chemical bond where two atoms share a pair of valence electrons

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Covalent bond

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Covalent bond with unequal electron sharing

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polar covalent bond

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Neutral group of atoms joined by covalent bonds

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molecule