Chapter 1

Question 1

Chemical Bonding

Answer 1

the combining of atoms to form molecules or ionic compounds

Question 2

Chemical Bond

Answer 2

An interaction that holds atoms or ions together

Question 3

Valence Electrons

Answer 3

an electron that is found in the outermost shell of an atom and that determines the atom’s chemical properties

Question 4

Ionic Bond

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Ion

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Crystal Lattice

Answer 6

the regular pattern in which a crystal is arranged

Question 7

Covalent Bond

Answer 7

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

Question 8

molecule

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Metallic Bond

Answer 9

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