PHS: Edexcel cc5-7 Bonding KeyWords

Charged particle formed when an atom or group of atoms gains or loses an electron:

• ion

• isotope

• atom

• isomer

Strong electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions:

• ionic bond

• covalent bond

• metallic bond

• hydrogen bond

The bond formed when a pair of electrons is shared between two atoms:

• ionic bond

• covalent bond

• metallic bond

• hydrogen bond

. The type of bonding found in metals. We can think of it as positively charged ions in a 'sea' of negatively charged electrons:

• ionic bond

• covalent bond

• metallic bond

• hydrogen bond

Structure of particles arranged in a regular grid-like repeating arrangement:

• lattice structure

• cuboid structure

• ionic structure

• covalent structure

A group of two or more atoms joined together by covalent bonds:

• molecule

• polymer

• atom

• element

The bond formed when two pairs of electrons are shared between the same two atoms:

• double bond

• single bond

• triple bond

• james bond

A force of attraction between particles with opposite charges:

• electrostatic forces

• magnetic forces

• electromagnetic forces

• gravitational forces

A weak force of attraction between molecules:

• intermolecular force

• intramolecular force

• extramolecular force

• hypermolecular force

An electron that is free to move and can carry an electrical current:

• delocalised electron

• spare electrons

• valence electrons

• non-indigenous electrons