Chemical bonding

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What do atoms that form positive ions tend to do?

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Tend to lose electrons.

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What is the number of valence electrons for Carbon (Group 14)?

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4.

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What usually forms the negative ion?

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Nonmetals.

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How would I know if an element was a metal or nonmetal?

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Use the Periodic Table.

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What usually forms the positive ion?

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Metals.

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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.

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What are valence electrons?

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Electrons in the outermost shell of an atom that are involved in chemical bonding.

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What is an ionic bond?

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A type of chemical bond formed through the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions.

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What is a covalent bond?

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A type of chemical bond where two atoms share one or more pairs of electrons.

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What is electronegativity?

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A measure of the tendency of an atom to attract a bonding pair of electrons.