Chapter 6 Vocabulary

the attraction between a metal cation and the shared electrons that surround it

• metallic bond
• covalent bond
• molecule
• polar covalent bond
• polyatomic ion

an ion with a positive charge

• cation
• electron dot diagram
• ion
• anion
• chemical bond

a diagram of an atom, ion or molecule in which each dot represents a valence electron

• electron dot diagram
• ion
• anion
• cation
• chemical bond

the force that holds cations and anions together

• ionic bond
• electron dot diagram
• ion
• anion
• cation

notation that shows what elements a compound contains and the ratio of the atoms or ions of these elements in the compound

• chemical formula
• electron dot diagram
• ion
• anion
• cation

an atom or group of atoms that has a positive or negative charge

• ion
• electron dot diagram
• anion
• cation
• chemical bond

an ion with a negative charge

• anion
• electron dot diagram
• ion
• cation
• chemical bond

a covalent bond in which electrons are not shared equally

• polar covalent bond
• covalent bond
• molecule
• polyatomic ion
• metallic bond

the force that holds atoms or ions together as a unit

• chemical bond
• electron dot diagram
• ion
• anion
• cation

a mixture of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, that has the characteristic properties of a metal

• alloy
• covalent bond
• molecule
• polar covalent bond
• polyatomic ion