Chp. 3.4 Vocabulary Covalent Bonds

A chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule

• hydrogen bond
• covalent bond
• metallic bond
• ionic bond

A group of atoms bonded together

• element
• compound
• ion
• molecule

A covalent bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared between the atoms

• polar bond

• nonpolar bond

• triple bond

• double bond

A covalent bond in which electrons are shared equally

• metallic bond
• polar covalent bond
• nonpolar covalent bond
• ionic bond

A chemical compound whose simplest units are molecules

• molecular compound

• ion compound

• element compound

• atomic compound

A chemical bond formed when atoms share three pairs of electrons

• triple bond
• hydrogen bond
• ionic bond
• covalent bond

A covalent bond in which electrons are shared unequally

• ionic bond
• nonpolar bond

• metallic bond
• polar bond