UNIT 4 - Vocabulary

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What is a covalent bond?

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A bond formed by the sharing of electrons.

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What is a chemical bond?

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A force that holds atoms together in a compound.

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What is an anion?

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A negatively charged ion.

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What is an ionic compound?

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A compound composed of ions held together by ionic bonds.

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What is an ionic bond?

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A bond formed by the transfer of electrons from one atom to another.

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What is a cation?

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A positively charged ion.

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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.

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What is electronegativity?

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A measure of the tendency of an atom to attract a bonding pair of electrons.

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What is a polar covalent bond?

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A type of covalent bond where electrons are not shared equally between atoms.

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What is a nonpolar covalent bond?

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