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

a chemical bond in which two atoms share one or more pairs of valence electrons

a formula giving the number of atoms of each of the elements present in one molecule of a specific compound

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

a covalently bonded group of atoms that that has a positive or negative charge and acts as a unit

a chemical bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms

a chemical bond in which one pair of electrons is shared between two atoms

a covalent bond in which electrons are shared equally

a neutral group of atoms that are joined together by one or more covalent bonds

a formula that shows the arrangement of atoms in the molecule of a compound

a covalent bond in which electrons are not shared equally