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Chemical Bond
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the attractive force that holds atoms or ions together
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Chemical Structure
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the arrangement of bonded atoms or ions within a substance
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Bond Length
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the average distance between the nuclei of two bonded atoms
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Structural Formula
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chemical symbols showing the structures of compounds
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Ionic Bond
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a bond formed by the attraction between oppositely charged ions
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Metallic Bond
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a bond formed by the attraction between positively charged metal ions and the electrons around them
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Covalent Bond
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a bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons
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Nonpolar Covalent Bond
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electrons are shared equally
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Polar Covalent Bond
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an unequal sharing of electrons
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Polyatomic Ion
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an ion made of two or more atoms that are covalently bonded and that act like a single ion
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Empirical Formula
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the simplest chemical formula of a compound that tells the smallest whole-number ratio of atoms in the compound
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Molecular Formula
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a chemical formula that reports the actual numbers of atoms in the one molecule of a compound
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