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Metal |
a solid material that is typically hard, shiny, malleable, fusible, and ductile, with good electrical and thermal conductivity |
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metallic bond |
The chemical bonding that holds the atoms of a metal together. |
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malleablility |
Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure: |
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ductility |
Easily drawn into wire or hammered thin |
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crystal |
A homogenous solid formed by a repeating, three-dimensional pattern of atoms |
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unit cell |
The simplest repeating unit in a crystal |
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polymer |
a substance that has a molecular structure consisting chiefly of a large number of similar units bonded together |
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monomer |
a molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer |
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compound |
a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture |
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chemical formula |
An expression which states the number and type of atoms present in a molecule of a substance. |
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molecule |
is the smallest particle in a chemical element or compound that has the chemical properties of that element or compound |
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chemical bond |
Any rearrangement of electrons in two atoms that generates a force, causing the atoms to be bound to each other, forming a molecule |
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ionic bond |
formed between two ions with opposite charges; these form when one atom gives up one or more electrons to another atom. |
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valence |
the quality that determines the number of atoms or groups with which any single atom or group will unite chemically |
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covalent bond |
involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms |
