Chemical Bonding

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What elements generally make an ionic bond?

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metal and nonmetal

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In chemical compounds, covalent bonds form when

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pairs of electrons are shared between two nonmetal atoms.

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When forming an ionic bond, a metal atom

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Loses electrons to form a cation

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O + O

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Nonpolar Covalent

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Predict the bond that will form between Be and F.

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Ionic

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Ionic Bonding involves...

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The transfer of electrons

Answer explanation

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What happens when the sodium atom loses an electron?

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It becomes positively charged

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What usually forms the negative ion?

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nonmetals

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What is the basis of a metallic bond? Options: the attraction of neutral metal atoms., the attraction between protons and neutrons., the attraction between positive metal ions and interlocking electrons., the attraction between positive metal ions and free floating electrons.

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the attraction between positive metal ions and free floating electrons.

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malleable

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able to be shaped