Chemical Bonding

Front

What are metalloids?

Back

Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals.

Front

What type of bond is formed when two atoms share electrons?

Back

Covalent bond.

Front

True or False: All chemical bonds involve two atoms sharing electrons.

Back

False.

Front

What type of bond forms between two metals?

Back

Metallic bond.

Front

What are the columns in the periodic table called?

Back

Groups.

Front

What is an ionic bond?

Back

A chemical bond formed by the transfer of electrons from one atom to another.

Front

What is a covalent bond?

Back

A chemical bond formed when two atoms share one or more pairs of electrons.

Front

What are the rows in the periodic table called?

Back

Periods.

Front

What is the octet rule?

Back

Atoms tend to bond in such a way that they have eight electrons in their valence shell.

Front

What is a polar covalent bond?

Back

A type of covalent bond where electrons are shared unequally between atoms.