Understanding Chemical Bonds

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Chemical Bond

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Attraction between atoms or groups of atoms

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Ionic Bond

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Transfer of electrons from a metal to a nonmetal

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Covalent Bond

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Sharing of electrons between nonmetals

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Metallic Bond

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Sea of electrons surrounding metal ions

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Polar Covalent Bond

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Unequal sharing of electrons

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Nonpolar Covalent Bond

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Equal sharing of electrons

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Electronegativity

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Atom's ability to attract shared electrons closer to itself

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Single Bond

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One pair of shared electrons

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Double Bond

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Two pairs of shared electrons

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Triple Bond

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Three pairs of shared electrons