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14 Cards in this Set
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Chemical Formula
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A combination of chemical symbols and numbers to represent a substance
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Valence Electrons
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An electron in the outermost shell of an atom and that determines the atoms chemical properties.
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Structural Formula
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A formula that indicates the location of the atoms, groups, or ions relative to one another in a molecule and that indicates the number and location of chemical bonds.
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Subscript
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A number, figure, or indicator that appears smaller than the normal line of type and is set slightly below or above it.
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Electron dot formula
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A structural formula in which electrons are represented by dots; dot pairs or dashes between two atomic symbols represent pairs of covalent bonds.
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Bond
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An attractive force that links atoms together in a molecule.
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Ionic bond
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The attractive force between oppositely charged ions, which form when electrons are transferred from one atom to another.
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Covalent bond
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A bond formed when atoms one or more pairs of electrons.
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Double bond
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A covalent bond in which two atoms share two pairs of electrons.
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Compound
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A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds.
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Molecule
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A group of atoms that are held together by chemical forces; a molecule is the smallest unit of matter that can exist by itself and retain all of a substance's chemical properties.
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Chemical bond
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The attractive force that holds atoms or ions together.
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Chemical bonding
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The combining of atoms to form molecules or ionic compounds.
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Ion
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An atom. radical, or molecule that has gained or lost one or more electrons and has a negative or positive charge.
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