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the joining of atoms to form new substances
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chemical bonding
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an interaction that holds 2 atoms together
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chemical bond
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when these bonds form, electrons are shared, gained, or lost
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chemical bonds
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_____ of an atom are organized into energy levels
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electrons
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the ___ energy level is closest to the nucleus and can hold 2 electrons
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1st
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the __ energy level fills after the 1st is full, and can hold 8 electrons
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2nd
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the ___ energy level will fill up after the 1st and 2nd energy levels are full and can hold 8 electrons
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3rd
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the electrons in the outermost energy level, will bond
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valence electrons
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atoms that have a ____ outer energy level usually doesn't combine
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full
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a diagram used to show valence electrons
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electron-dot diagram
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a bond that forms when electrons are transferred from one atom to another (between metals and nonmetals)
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ionic bond
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an atom is ______ because the number of electrons in an atom equals the number of protons; the charges cancel each other out
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neutral
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charged particles that form when atoms gain or lose electrons
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ions
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atoms of most _____ tend to lose their electrons and form positive ions
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metals
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energy needed to pull electrons away from ions comes from the formation of _____________
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negative ions
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______ are almost full, so ________ atoms tend to gain electrons and become negative ions
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nonmetals
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energy is _____ when nonmetals gain electrons
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given off
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a _____ ____ will form between a nonmetal and a metal if the nonmetal releases more energy than is needed to take electrons from the metal
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ionic bond
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the ions that bond are ___, but the compound formed is _____ because the ions cancel each other out
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charged; neutral
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when ions bond they form a repeating 3-d pattern called a __ ___
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crystal lattice
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name 3 properties of ionic bonds
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brittleness
high melting points high boiling points |
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forms when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons
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covalent bonds
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3 properies of covalent bonds
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brittle in solid state
low melting points low boiling points |
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usually form between atoms of nonmetals
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convalent bonds
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something covalently bonded
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molecule
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2 or more atoms joined together in a definite ratio
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molecule
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way to represent atoms and molecules
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electron-dot diagram
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smallest particle into which a covalently bonded compound can be divided and still be the same substance
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molecule
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molecules made up of 2 atoms of the same element
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diatomic molecule
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a bond formed by the attraction between positively charged metal ions and the electrons in that metal
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metallic bond
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electrons move throughout the metal
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metallic bond
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allows metals to conduct electric current
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metallic bonding
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atoms in a ___ can be rearranged or bent
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metal
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when a piece of metal is bent, some of the metal ions are forced ____ ___
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closer together
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