Chemical Bonding Review

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What is the main reason atoms bond together?

Back

Atoms are more stable when they are bonded together.

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

Back

+2

Front

What type of bond is formed in CaCl2?

Back

Ionic bond.

Front

Covalent bonding occurs between which types of elements?

Back

Nonmetal and nonmetal.

Front

What type of ions do elements on the left side of the periodic table typically form?

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Positive ions.

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What is a covalent bond?

Back

A chemical bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms.

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What is an ionic bond?

Back

A chemical bond formed between two ions with opposite charges.

Front

What is the octet rule?

Back

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

Front

What is a metallic bond?

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A bond formed by the attraction between positively charged metal ions and the electrons around them.

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What happens to an atom that gains electrons?

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It becomes a negatively charged ion (anion).