Chapter 1 section 1-3

Question 1

combining of atoms to form molecules or ionic compounds

Answer 1

chemical bonding

Question 2

interaction that holds atoms or ions together

Answer 2

chemical bond

Question 3

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

Answer 3

valence electron

Question 4

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

Answer 4

ionic bond

Question 5

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

Answer 5

ion

Question 6

regular pattern in which a crystal is arranged

Answer 6

crystal lattice

Question 7

bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons

Answer 7

covalent bond

Question 8

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

Answer 8

molecule

Question 9

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

Answer 9

metallic bond