Bonding

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What type of bond forms between Se and Cl?

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Covalent

Front

What is the tendency of atoms to prefer to have eight electrons in the valence shell?

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Octet rule

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What is a bond between a metal and a non-metal called?

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Ionic bond

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How do covalent bonds form?

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Sharing valence electrons between atoms.

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What type of covalent bond shares two pairs of electrons?

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Double bond.

Front

What is an ionic bond?

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

Front

What is a covalent bond?

Back

A bond formed by the sharing of electrons between atoms.

Front

What is electronegativity?

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The tendency of an atom to attract electrons in a bond.

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What is a single bond?

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A covalent bond that shares one pair of electrons.

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What is a triple bond?

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A covalent bond that shares three pairs of electrons.