U4 Bonding Vocab

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Anion

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Element or polyatomic ion with a negative charge.

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Chemical bond

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Arrangement of electrons creating stability for multiple elements.

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Cation

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an element or polyatomic ion with an overall positive charge.

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Element or polyatomic ion with more electrons than protons.

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Anion

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Element or polyatomic ion with more protons than electrons.

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Cation

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The 'glue' that holds elements together.

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Chemical Bond

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Electron Sea Model

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Electrons move freely, not belonging to any atom.

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Electrons in a metallic bond are described as:

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Sea of electrons

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Simplified ratio of bonded ions.

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Formula Unit

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Ionic bond characteristics

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Shared electrons hold two elements together.