Chapter 8 Vocabulary Covalent Bonding

a bond formed by the sharing of electrons between atoms

• covalent bond

• ionic bond

• polymorphous bond

• james bond

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

• ionic bond

• covalent bond

• hydrogen bond

• gorilla glue

a neutral group of atoms joined together by covalent bonds

• molecule

• formula unit

• political party

• unshared pair

a molecule consisting of two atoms

• diatomic molecule

• single covalent bond

• double covalent bond

• triple covalent bond

a bond formed when two atoms share a pair of electrons

• diatomic molecule

• single covalent bond

• double covalent bond

• triple covalent bond

a bond in which two atoms share two (or three) pairs of electrons

• diatomic molecule

• single covalent bond

• double (or triple) covalent bond

• polar bond

a compound that is composed of molecules

• molecular compound

• ionic compound

• bonding orbital

• structural formula

a chemical formula that shows the arrangement of atoms in a molecule or a polyatomic ion; each dash between a pair of atoms indicates a pair of shared electrons

• structural formula

• ball-and-stick model

• VSEPR Theory

• polyatomic ion

a pair of valence electrons that is not shared between atoms

• unshared pair

• molecular orbital

• double covalent bond

• polar covalent bond

a tightly bound group of atoms that behaves as a unit and has a positive or negative charge

• polyatomic ion

• molecule

• bonding orbital

• polar bond