Ch.1 Chemical Bonding

Question 1

the combining of atoms to form molecules or ionic compounds

Answer 1

chemical bonding

Question 2

an interaction that holds atoms or ions together

Answer 2

chemical bond

Question 3

an electron that is found in the outermost shell of an atom and that determines the atoms chemical prop.

Answer 3

valence electron

Question 4

a bod that forms when electrons are transferred from one atom to another, which results in a positive and negative ion

Answer 4

ionic bond

Question 5

a charged particle that forms when an atom or group of atoms gain or loses one or more electrons

Answer 5

ion

Question 6

the regular pattern in which a crystal is arranged

Answer 6

crystal lattice

Question 7

a bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons

Answer 7

covalent bond

Question 8

the smallest unit of a substance that keeps all the physical and chemical properties of that substance

Answer 8

molecule

Question 9

a bond formed by the attraction between positively charged metal ions and the electrons around them

Answer 9

metallic bond