2.3 Chem Flashcards
1
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lower energy
A
more stable
2
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chemical bonds
A
provides stability
3
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more stable when they have a valence electron
A
chemicsl bonds
4
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octet rule
A
lose or gain affected by attraction for valence electrons
5
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electronegativity
A
measures how strongly atoms attract new bonding electrons to themselves
6
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nonmetals tend to be good at taking electrons
A
chemical bonds
7
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nonpolar
A
shared equally
8
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polar
A
unequal sharing
9
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ionic
A
sharing
10
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covalent bonds
A
form between 2 atoms that are trying to hold on to same electron
11
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