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Chemical Compounds
Aryel Arroyo
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 is found in the outer most shell of an atom and that determines the atoms chemical properties. |
ionic bond | a bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons |
molecule | the smallest unit of a substance 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. |