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17 Cards in this Set
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ion
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a charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of electrons
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electrolyte
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a solute that ionizes in solution and conducts electricity
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free electron theory
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a description of metallic bonding that uses randomly shared electrons to explain the properties of metals
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chemical bonds
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the attraction that holds atoms together
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triple bond
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a bond in which three pairs of electrons are shared by the elements
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ionic bond
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a chemical bond in which electrons are transferred from one atom to another
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formula unit
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a basic repeating unit of an ionic solid
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anion
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an ion with a negative charge
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metallic bond
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a chemical bond in which metal atoms are thought to randomly share their valence electrons
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crystal lattice
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a solid structure formed by a regular alternating pattern of positive and negative ions
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covalent bond
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a chemical bond formed by atoms sharing electrons
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double bonds
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occur when two pairs of electrons are shared in a covalent bond
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electronegativity
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the measure of how strongly an atom holds its electrons
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cation
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an ion with a positive charge
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Lewis dot structures or
electron dot notation |
a method of representing atoms and ions that uses an element's symbol for the nucleus and inner electrons and a series of dots for the valence electrons
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diatomic molecule
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a molecule formed of two identical atoms bonded together
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molecule
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a particle made up of two or more atoms chemically joined together; a particle formed by a limited number of atoms bonded covalently; the basic unit of a covalent compound
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