Periodic Table and Chemical Bonds

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What is the Periodic Table?

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A tabular arrangement of chemical elements, organized by increasing atomic number, electron configuration, and recurring chemical properties.

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What do the letters (symbols) in a chemical formula represent?

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They represent the elements in the compound.

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What is a chemical bond?

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A lasting attraction between atoms that enables the formation of chemical compounds.

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What type of bond is formed by the sharing of electrons?

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Covalent bond.

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What type of bond is typically formed between metals and nonmetals?

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Ionic bond.

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What are nonmetals?

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Elements that typically gain electrons during chemical reactions and have high electronegativities.

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What are metals?

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Elements that typically lose electrons during chemical reactions and have high electrical conductivity.

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What is an ionic bond?

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A type of chemical bond that occurs when one atom transfers electrons to another atom, resulting in the formation of charged ions.

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What is a covalent bond?

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A type of chemical bond where two atoms share one or more pairs of electrons.

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What are subscripts in a chemical formula?

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Numbers written below and to the right of a chemical symbol that indicate the number of atoms of that element in a molecule.