Chemical Bonding Review

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

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+2

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Ionic bonds are formed between which types of elements?

Back

Metals and nonmetals

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

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3

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What type of bond forms when atoms transfer electrons?

Back

Ionic

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What is an atom with a different number of electrons than it should have called?

Back

Ion

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What is a covalent bond?

Back

A bond formed when two atoms share electrons.

Front

What is the octet rule?

Back

Atoms tend to gain, lose, or share electrons to have eight valence electrons.

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What is the difference between an ionic bond and a covalent bond?

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Ionic bonds involve transfer of electrons, while covalent bonds involve sharing of 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 an ion?

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An atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons.