Chemical Bonding Vocab. & EC

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A force that holds atoms together is called a/an __________.

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chemical bond

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Compound of two elements

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binary compound

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Molecule sharing electrons equally, no charged ends.

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Non-polar molecule

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Charged, covalently bonded group of atoms

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polyatomic ion

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Giving or taking an electron to form a bond.

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Ionic

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Sharing an electron to form a bond.

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Covalent

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Cation formation

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Metal

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Forms the anion:

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nonmetals

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Unequal sharing of electrons forms a ___________ bond.

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polar covalent.

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Bond formed by electron transfer

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ionic bond