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Bonding lesson
Bonding lesson vocabulary practice
Term | Definition |
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Valence electrons | electrons in the outermost shell involved in forming chemical bonds to make compounds |
Ionic compound | a type of compound that is created by an ionic bond between two ions of opposite charge |
Ionic bond | a bond between a metal cation and a non-metal anion formed by the transferring of electrons |
Ion | a charged particle |
Cation | positively charged ion |
Anion | negatively charged ion |
Covalent compound | a type of compound that is created by a covalent bond |
Covalent bond | a bond that results from the sharing of electrons between two atoms (usually two non-metals) |
Compound | two or more elements combined chemically |