4.3 Flashcards
Bonds
Links hat join atoms together
Covalent bonding
The sharing of electrons between atoms of non-metal
Inert gases
Also known as nobles gases, group 18 elements known for their stability(lack of reactivity
Ionic bonding
Attraction of positive and negative ions formed from the transfer of electrons from metallic to non-metallic atoms
Ions
‘Charged atoms’ (or a group of atoms) formed by electrons begging transferred from on atom to another
Lattices
A regular arrangement on particles. In ionic lattices the particles are io; in solid molecular lattices the particles are molecules
Metallic bonding
A mutual attraction between a lattice or posit e metal ions and a sea of delocalised, outer-shell electrons
Molecules
Discrete groupings of atoms covalently bonded together
Monatomic
Atoms that exist on their own, without bonding with others
Noble gases
Also known as inert gases, group 18 elements known for their stability (lack of reactivity)