Bonding vocab 2020

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State of an element's existence due to electron gain/loss

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oxidation number

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Charged particle from a neutral atom.

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ion

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When an atom loses an electron, it becomes...

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a cation

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When an atom gains an electron, it becomes

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an anion

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ionic bond

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a bond in which electrons are transferred from one atom to another

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Covalent bond

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A bond where two, four, or six pairs of atoms are shared.

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Electrons are shared but pulled more toward the electronegative atom.

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Polar covalent bond

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Bond with equal/equally shared electrons

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nonpolar covalent bond

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Atoms gain/lose/share to achieve a full valence shell.

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Octet rule

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Tendency of an atom to gain electrons

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Electronegativity