Chemical Bonding

A charged group of covalently bonded atoms.

• diatomic molecule

• polyatomic ion

• ionic bond

• formula unit

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

• formula unit

• ionic bond

• nonpolar-covalent bond

• chemical bond

The simplest collection of atoms from which an ionic compound's formula can be established.

• formula unit

• molecular formula

• structural formula

• polyatomic ion

A bond resulting from the electrical attraction between large numbers of cations and anions.

• molecule

• covalent bond

• ionic bond

• formula unit

Having an uneven distribution of charge.

• polyatomic

• polar

• non-polar

• ionic

Chemical compounds form so that each atom has an octet of electrons in its highest occupied energy level.

• Dipole

• molecule

• non-polar covalent bonding

• octet rule

Containing only 2 atoms

• single bond

• double bond

• diatomic

• polyatomic

A mutual electrical attraction between the nuclei and valence electrons of different atoms that bonds the atoms together.

• octet rule

• chemical bond

• formula unit

• structural formula

A bond resulting from the sharing of an electron pair.

• covalent bond

• ionic bond

• polar bond

• hydrogen bond

Indicates the number, kind and arrangement of atoms and the bonds in a molecule.

• ionic bond

• structural formula

• molecular formula

• electron dot notation