Chemical Bonding

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What is a valence electron?

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An electron that is found in the outermost shell of an atom.

Front

What is the number of valence electrons for Carbon (Group 14)?

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4

Front

What is the number of valence electrons for Neon and the other Noble Gases?

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8

Front

A covalent bond forms when atoms ___________ electrons.

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share

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Which type of bond has a transfer of an electron from one atom to another? Options: Polar Covalent, Non Polar Covalent, Ionic, Metallic

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Ionic

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Covalent compounds

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Share electrons

Front

How many valence electrons in this structure? Options: 6, 5, 4, 7

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7

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Ionic bonding is between a

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metal and nonmetal

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Which category of elements usually form negative ions?

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nonmetals

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Predict the bond between Mg and Cl

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ionic