Bonding

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What is a double bond?

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A type of covalent bond that shares two pairs of electrons between two atoms.

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What is the octet rule?

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The tendency of atoms to prefer to have eight electrons in their valence shell to achieve stability.

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What charge does an atom have if it loses two electrons?

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+2

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How many valence electrons does nitrogen gain when forming an ionic bond?

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Nitrogen gains 3 valence electrons.

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What type of bond forms between beryllium (Be) and fluorine (F)?

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Ionic bond.

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What is a single bond?

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A type of covalent bond that shares one pair of electrons between two atoms.

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What is a triple bond?

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A type of covalent bond that shares three pairs of electrons between two atoms.

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Define electronegativity.

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The tendency of an atom to attract electrons towards itself in a chemical bond.

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What is a valence electron?

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An electron in the outermost shell of an atom that can participate in forming bonds.

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What happens to an atom that gains electrons?

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It becomes negatively charged (anion).