8th Grade Chemical Bonding

tells you the elements present in a molecule of that compound and the amount of each element present

• chemical bond

• ionic bond

• chemical formula

• covalent bond

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

means “written below.” The subscript in a chemical formula tells us the amount of atoms of a specific element in a compound.

• superscript

• subscript

• cations

• anions

when an atom’s outer orbital is filled

• chemical bond

• chemical formula

• ionic bond

• chemically stable

 bonds between metals

• metallic bond

• ionic bond

• covalent bond

• anions

the force that holds atoms together in a compound

• chemical formula

• anions

• cations

• chemical bond

bonds between two nonmetals. Electrons are shared by both atoms.

• ionic bond

• covalent bond

• metallic bond

• chemical bond

bonds between a metal and nonmetal and is created when an atom gains or loses electrons, resulting in a charged atom

• ionic bond

• chemical bond

• metallic bond

• covalent bond

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

 means “written above.” The charge of an atom is written as a superscript.

• cations

• subscript

• anions

• superscript

positively charged ions

• ionic bond

• anions

• cations

• chemically stable

negatively charged ions

• superscript

• cations

• subscript

• anions