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

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

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

Type of covalent bond in which the electrons are being shared equally.

Covalent is a bond formed by the sharing of electrons. Occurs between two nonmetals.

When two nonmetals do not share electrons evenly, the resulting covalent bond will be

The approximate amount of metals in the periodic table is ___

Carbon has ____ valance electrons

Each carbon is sharing ____ electrons

This molecule is