Chemical Bonding

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How many different elements are in the chemical formula C6H12O6?

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3

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What do covalent compounds do?

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Share electrons

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What type of bond forms when atoms share electrons?

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Covalent Bond

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What are bonds that form between two metals called?

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Metallic bonds

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What happens to an atom that gains or loses an electron?

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It becomes an ion.

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What is a covalent bond?

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A bond formed by the sharing of electrons between atoms.

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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 metallic bond?

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A bond formed between metal atoms where electrons are shared in a 'sea' of electrons.

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What is an ion?

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An atom or molecule that has gained or lost one or more electrons, resulting in a charge.

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What is the difference between an atom and a molecule?

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An atom is the smallest unit of an element, while a molecule is a group of two or more atoms bonded together.