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What is a molecule? |
Consists of a stable association between two or more atoms. |
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What is energy? |
The capacity to do work. |
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What is Potential energy? |
Stored energy that is not actually performing any work at the moment. |
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What is Kinetic energy? |
Energy that is actually doing work, energy in motion. |
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What is a chemical bond? |
Interactions between atoms that cause them to bound to each other by attrractive forces. |
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What is a covalent bond? |
When an atom fills its outer most shells by sharing a pair of electrons with another atom. |
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What is an ion? |
An electrically charged atom or molecule. |
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What is an ionic bond? |
When two oppositely charged ions come together. |
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What is a polar molecule? |
Molecules that are electrically neutral overall but still have partially charged regions. |
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What is a hydrogen bond? |
The weak attractive forces between oppositely charged regions of polar molecules that contain covalently bonded Hydrogen. |
