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14 Cards in this Set
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Chemical bonding |
A mutual electrical attraction between the nuclei and the valence electrons of different atoms that bind together |
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Ionic bonding |
Chemical bonding that results from the electron attraction between large numbers of cations and anions |
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Ionic bonding |
Metal and nonmetal |
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Covalent bonding |
Sharing of electrons between two atoms |
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Covalent bonding |
2 nonmetals |
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Polar covalent |
Shared electrons have an uneven distribution of charge between the atom |
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Nonpolar Covalent |
Shared electrons are shared equally by both atoms |
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Nonpolar Covalent |
0 - 0.3 |
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Polar covalent |
0.3 - 1.7 |
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Molecule |
Neutral group of atoms that are held together by covalent bonds |
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Molecular compound |
Chemical compound whose simplest form is molecules |
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Chemical formula |
Uses atomic symbols and numerical subscripts to indicate type and number |
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Diatomic molecule |
Molecule containing only 2 atoms |
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Bond length |
Distance between two bonded atoms at their minimum PE |
