Chemical bonding

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What elements generally make a covalent bond?

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2 or more nonmetals.

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Are the atoms more stable when they are bonded together or when they are apart?

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Bonded Together.

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What do covalent compounds do?

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Share electrons.

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What charges repel each other?

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Same charges.

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What is helpful to know when determining if two atoms will bond?

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Valence electrons, whether the elements are metals or nonmetals, and the electronegativity of the atoms.

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What is a covalent bond?

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A chemical bond formed by the sharing of electrons between two nonmetal atoms.

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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 valence shell.

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What is electronegativity?

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A measure of an atom's ability to attract and hold onto electrons.

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What is a molecule?

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A group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound.

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What is the difference between ionic and covalent bonds?

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Ionic bonds involve the transfer of electrons, while covalent bonds involve the sharing of electrons.