Atoms and Bonding 2

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What happens to atoms during a chemical reaction?

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They are rearranged.

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What does the atomic mass tell you?

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Basically, the number of protons and neutrons.

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What type of electrons are involved in chemical bonding?

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Valence electrons.

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What does the atomic number tell you?

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The number of protons.

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What is formed when electrons are shared evenly between atoms?

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A covalent bond.

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What is an atom?

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The basic unit of a chemical element.

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What are protons?

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Positively charged particles found in the nucleus of an atom.

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What are neutrons?

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Neutral particles found in the nucleus of an atom.

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What are electrons?

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Negatively charged particles that orbit the nucleus of an atom.

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What is a chemical bond?

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A lasting attraction between atoms that enables the formation of chemical compounds.