Chapter 6 Study Guide

A chemical bond between atoms results from the attraction between the valence electrons and ______ of different atoms

A covalent bond consists of ______

If two covalently bonded atoms are identical, the bond is identified as _______

A covalent bond in which there is an equal attraction for the shared electron is ______

Atoms with a strong attraction for electrons they share with another atom exhibit ______

Bonds that possess between 5% and 50% ionic character are considered to be ______

The greater the electronegativity difference between two atoms bonded together, the greater the bond's percentage of ______

The electrons involved in the formation of a chemical bond are called _____ electrons

A chemical bond that results from the electrostatic attraction between positive and negative ions is called a(n)  __________  bond

If electrons involved in bonding spend most of the time closer to one atom rather than the other, the bond is __________ covalent