P.S. ch6 bonding vocab

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ionic bond

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Formed when one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another

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metal + nonmetal bond

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ionic bond

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covalent bond

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A chemical bond formed when two atoms share electrons

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nonmetal + nonmetal bond

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covalent bond

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octet rule

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States that atoms lose, gain or share electrons in order to acquire a full set of eight valence electrons

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valence electrons

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Electrons on the outermost energy level of an atom

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Ion

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A charged atom that has gained or lost ELECTRONS

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Compound

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Two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds

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molecule

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Two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds

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cation

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A positively charged ion