Chemical Bonding Flashcard

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What forms covalent bonds in chemical compounds?

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Covalent bonds form when pairs of electrons are shared between two nonmetal atoms.

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What type of bond is created in MgFe?

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Metallic bond.

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What happens to valence electrons in ionic bonds?

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Valence electrons are transferred.

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Why do chemical bonds form?

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To fill up the outer shell and become more stable.

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What charge does an atom acquire when it gains an electron?

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Negatively charged.

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What is a covalent bond?

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A bond formed by the sharing of electron pairs between atoms.

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What is an ionic bond?

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A bond formed when one atom transfers electrons to another atom, resulting in oppositely charged ions.

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What is a metallic bond?

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A bond formed by the attraction between positively charged metal ions and the electrons that are shared among them.

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What is electronegativity?

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The tendency of an atom to attract electrons towards itself in a chemical bond.

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What is the octet rule?

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Atoms tend to bond in such a way that they have eight electrons in their outer shell, achieving stability.