Chemistry Chapter 6 vocab

The mutual electrical attraction between the nuclei and valence electrons of different atoms that binds the atoms together

Chemical bonding that results from the electrical attraction between cations and anions

The sharing of electron pairs between two atoms

A covalent bond in which the bonding electrons are shared equally by the bonded atoms, resulting in a balanced distribution of electrical charge

An uneven distribution of charge

A covalent bond in which the bonded atoms have an unequal attraction for the shared electrons

A neutral group of atoms that are held together by covalent bonds

A chemical compound whose simplest units are molecules

Indicates the relative numbers of atoms of each kind in a chemical compound by using atomic symbols and numerical subscripts

Shows the types and numbers of atoms combined in a single molecule of a molecular compound