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substance made up of atoms of 2 or more different elements
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Compound
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attractive forces that hold different atoms or ions together in compounds
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Chemical bond
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arrangement of atoms in a substance
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Chemical structure
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average distance between nuclei of bonded atoms
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Bond length
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angle formed by bonds to the same atom
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Bond angle
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atoms are represented by balls and bonds are represented by sticks
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Ball & stick model
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shows space that is occupied by atoms; harder to see lengths and angles
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Space-filling model
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shows the structure of compounds; using only chemical symbols to represent atoms
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Structural formula
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another name for a compound; all elements and their atoms act together as a unit; as a unit the compound exhibits specific properties
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formula unit
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bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons
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Covalent bond
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equal sharing of electrons b/w molecules
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NonPolar
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unequal sharing of electrons b/w molecules
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Polar
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bonds b/w oppositely charged ions
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Ionic bonds
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bond in which electrons are shared
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Covalent
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a covalently bonded compound that contains carbon, excluding carbonates and oxides
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Organic compounds
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