Chemistry Ch 6 Vocabulary

Theory that explains the shape molecules will be is based on outer shell electrons

• Octet rule

• VSEPR theory

• Lewis structure

• Multiple bond

A way to symbolize the arrangement of atoms and the distribution of electrons in a molecule.

• Lewis structure

• Electron dot structure

• Chemical Bond

• Ionic Bond

Electrons are not shared equally by two atoms

• Polar covalent

• Nonpolar covalent

• Ionic Bond

• Covalent bond

A force that holds atoms together

• Chemical bond

• Polyatomic ion

• Molecule

• Lone pair

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Ability of an atom to attract shared electrons to itself

• Electronegativity

• Molecule

• Resonance

• Octet rule

Occurs when the electronegativity difference between two atoms is zero

• Nonpolar covalent

• Multiple bond

• Resonance

• VSEPR theory

A group of two or more atoms that are bonded together and have a charge

• Polyatomic ion

• Multiple bond

• Lewis Structure

• Molecule

More than one valid Lewis Structure can be drawn for a molecule

• Resonance

• Octet rule

• Electronegativity

• Polar covalent

Bonding that occurs when two atoms share one or more pairs of electrons

• Multiple bond

• Chemical bond

• Ionic bond

• Covalent bond

A type of bond in which 2 atoms share more than one pair of electrons between them

• Multiple bond

• Covalent bond

• Ionic bond

• Chemical bond

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