1.1 Chemical Bond: Basic Concepts Flashcards
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What is a chemical bond?
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A chemical bond is the force that holds the atoms of a compound together.
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Types of chemical bond
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Ionic, covalent, and metallic.
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What characterizes an ionic bond?
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The transfer of electrons from one atom to another, forming ions.
It is generally formed between metals and nonmetals.
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What characterizes a metallic bond?
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It occurs exclusively between metallic atoms of the same element, which generally form solid, highly compact structures. It is a strong bond that binds the atomic nuclei together, surrounded by their electrons, like in a cloud.
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What is a covalent bond?
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A bond formed by the sharing of a pair of electrons between two atoms.
It occurs between nonmetallic atoms.
