Types of Bonds

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What is an anion?

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A negatively charged ion, typically formed when a nonmetal gains electrons.

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What is a cation?

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A positively charged ion, typically formed when a metal loses electrons.

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What does the term exothermic mean?

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A reaction that releases heat energy.

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What is an ionic bond?

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A chemical bond formed between two ions with opposite charges.

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What is a covalent bond?

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

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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 around them.

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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 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 a polar covalent bond?

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

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What is a nonpolar covalent bond?

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