Chemical Bonding

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What is a covalent bond?

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A bond between atoms where electrons are shared.

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What type of bond is formed between a metal and a nonmetal?

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Ionic bond.

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What is an ionic bond?

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A bond between atoms where one atom gains an electron and another loses an electron.

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What type of bond is formed between two nonmetals?

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Covalent bond.

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What is chemical energy?

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Energy that is stored in the bonds between atoms.

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What is the octet rule?

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Atoms tend to form bonds in such a way that they have eight electrons in their valence shell.

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What is a polar covalent bond?

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A type of covalent bond where electrons are shared unequally between atoms.

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What is electronegativity?

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A measure of an atom's ability to attract and hold onto electrons.

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What is a metallic bond?

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A bond formed by the attraction between positively charged metal ions and the electrons in a metal.

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What is a molecule?

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A group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound.