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Chemical compounds
Anthony Williams
Term | Definition |
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Chemical bonding | The combining of atoms to form molecules or ionic compounds. |
Chemical bond | An interaction that holds atoms or ions together. |
Valance electron | An electron that if found in the outermost shell of an atom and that determents the atoms chemical properties. |
ionic bond | a bond that forms where electrons are from one atom to another. |
ion | a charged particle that forms when an atom or a group of atoms gain or lose one or more electrons. |
Covalent bond | A bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons. |
Molecule | The smallest unit of a subatomic that keeps all of the physical and chemical properties of that substance. |
Metallic bond | A bond formed by the attraction between positively charged metal ions and the electrons around them. |