Chemistry Concepts

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A measure of the ability of an atom in a bond to attract electrons

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Electronegativity

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The tendency of atoms to prefer to have 8 valence electrons

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Octet rule

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Formed when electrons are transferred from the cation to the anion

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Ionic bond

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Charged atoms

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Ion

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A positively or negatively charged, covalently bonded group of atoms

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Polyatomic ion

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Metals that “transition” because they can form many different ions

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Transition metal

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The bond between nonmetallic atoms that share electrons

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Covalent bond

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A neutral group of atoms held together by covalent bonds

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Molecule

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When 2 atoms of the same element exist naturally as a molecule

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Diatomic elements

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An interaction that holds metal atoms together through a shared pool of valence electrons

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Metallic bond