Vocab List SPS2/3_Bonding & Law of Conservation

Atoms gain or lose electrons to get a full outermost energy level.

• Octet Rule
• Law of Conservation
• Cation
• Anion

They normally lose electrons during chemical reactions. Usually, form positive ions.

• Metals
• Nonmetals
• Metalloids
• Anion

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

They normally gain electrons during chemical reactions. Usually form negative ions.

• Metals
• Nonmetals
• Metalloids
• Cation

An atom that has an electrical charge from losing or gaining electrons.

• Isotope
• Ion
• Nucleus
• Electron Cloud

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

An ion with a positive charge. Formed by losing electrons. Usually metals or Hydrogen become this way.

• Cation
• Anion
• Ion
• Atom

An ion with a negative charge. Formed by gaining electrons. Usually nonmetals become this way

• Cation
• Anion
• Ion
• Atom

The force that holds atoms together.

• Octet Rule
• Law of Conservation
• Chemical bonding
• nucleus

a chemical bond between oppositely charged ions - metal bonded to non metal

• Octet Rule
• Ionic Bond
• Covalent Bond
• Atomic Bond

A shorthand representation of the valence electrons in an atom.

• Octet Rule
• Electron dot diagram
• chemical formula
• chemical bonding

Chemical symbols that show the ratio and amount of elements in a compound.

• Chemical formula
• Reactants
• Products
• Subscripts