Unit 4 Chemical Bonds Vocabulary

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Chemical bond

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A force/mutual electrical attraction that holds atoms together in a substance

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Electronegativity

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A measure of the ability of an atom in a bond to attract electrons

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Octet rule

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The tendency of atoms to prefer to have 8 valence electrons

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Molecule

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Compound formed when 2 or more elements are covalently bonded

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Salt

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A binary ionic compound between 1 kind of metal atom and 1 kind of nonmetal atom

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Crystal lattice

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Network of cations and anions that are mutually attracted to one another

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Ionic compound

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A compound made of positive and negative ions that chemically bond in a way that the charges equal out

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Ionic bond

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Formed when electrons are transferred from the cation to the anion

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Ion

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Charged atoms

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Cation

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Positively charged atom from losing electrons