Bonding Review

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How many Oxygen atoms are in H₂O?

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1

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The desire for an element to have 8 electrons around it is called?

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Octet Rule

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Which type of compounds generally have high melting and boiling points?

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Ionic compounds

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Which of the following elements loses 1 electron to attain an octet? (potassium, calcium, helium, boron, fluorine)

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Potassium

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All of the following atoms obey the octet rule except... (H, P, F, Ne)

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H

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What is the Octet Rule?

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

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What are Ionic Compounds?

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Compounds formed by the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions.

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What is Electronegativity?

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A measure of the tendency of an atom to attract a bonding pair of electrons.

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What is Ionization Energy?

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The energy required to remove an electron from an atom or ion.

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What is a Covalent Bond?

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A chemical bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms.