Ionic Bonds Covalent Bonds

A region that forms when valence electrons from different atoms interact with each other.

• Valence electrons

• Compound

• Chemical bond

• Polar bond

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-3

An electron located in the outermost shell (valence shell) of the atom, that can be transferred to or shared with another atom.

• Ionic bond

• Valence electrons

• Ion

• Anion

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Bond formed by the transferring of electrons. Occurs between a metal (loses electrons) and a nonmetal (gains electrons).

• Ionic bond

• Ion

• Product

• Molecule

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

An ion is an electrically charged atom due to losing or gaining 1 or more neutrons.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

A cation is a positively charged ion due to the loss of 1 or more electrons.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

An anion is a negatively charged ion due to gaining 1 or more protons.

• True

• False

A rule stating that atoms lose, gain, or share electrons in order to have 8 valence electrons.

• Reactant

• molecule

• Oxidation number

• Octet rule

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Numerical charge of an ion that indicates the number of electrons lost, gained, or shared. For example, a +1 means an atom lost 1 electron whereas a 3 means an atom gained 3 electrons.

• Oxidation number

• Product

• Pizza

• Ion

written below the line to indicate the number of atoms.

• Anion

• Chemical bond

• IUPAC

• Subscript

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

written above the line to indicate the charge (oxidation number) of the ion.

• Superscript

• Anion

• IUPAC

• Product