Compounds and Chemical Bonding

a force of attraction that holds atoms together

• ionic bond

• chemical bond

• unstable atom

• product

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-3

electron in the outermost shell of an atom

• molecule

• reactant

• product

• valence electron

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

an atom with an electrical charge

• ion

• covalent bond

• molecule

• stable atom

a bond that forms when electrons are gained or lost (transferred) from one atom to another

• covalent bond

• ionic bond

• reactant

• product

a bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons

• covalent bond

• ionic bond

• reactant

• product

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

the smallest part of a substance that has all of the properties of that substance

• valence electron

• ion

• chemical bond

• molecule

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

describes if an atom gains or loses electrons

• oxidation state

• valence electron

• ion

• molecule

an atom that has a full shell of valence electrons

• ion

• stable atom

• unstable atom

• product

an atom that does not have a full shell of valence electrons

• stable atom

• unstable atom

• coefficient

• ion

the large number in front of a compound; represents the number of molecules (groups) of that compound

• chemical bond

• molecule

• coefficient

• subscript