Week 8 Vocabulary

What is the primary characteristic of ionic bonding?

• Sharing of electrons

• Attraction between oppositely charged ions

• Formation of a metallic lattice

• Overlapping of atomic orbitals

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Which type of bonding involves the sharing of electrons between atoms?

• Ionic bonding

• Covalent bonding

• Metallic bonding

• Hydrogen bonding

What does a Lewis Dot Diagram represent?

• The arrangement of protons in a molecule or ion

• The arrangement of valence electrons in a molecule or ion

• The arrangement of neutrons in a molecule or ion

According to the Octet Rule, how many electrons do atoms tend to have in their outer shell to be stable?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

What is the term for the distance between two peaks in a wave?

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Velocity

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How is frequency defined in the context of waves?

• The height of a wave

• The speed of a wave

• The number of waves per second

• The distance between two waves

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What is the term for the lowest possible energy state of an atom or molecule?

• Excited state

• Ground state

• Ionized state

• Neutral state

What is an excited state in an atom or molecule?

• The state with the lowest energy

• A state of excess energy

• A state with no energy

• A state of balanced energy