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A mutual electrical attraction between the nuclei and valance electrons of different atoms that binds the atoms together

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Chemical Bond

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Chemical bonding that results from the electrical attraction between cations and anions

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Ionic Bonding

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Results from the sharing of electron pairs between two atoms

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Covalent Bonding

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A covalent bond in which the bonding electrons are shared equally by the bonded atoms, resulting in a balanced distribution of electrical charge.

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Nonpolar-covalent bond

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Having an uneven distribution of charge

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Polar

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A neutral group of atoms that are held together by covalent bonds

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Molecule

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A chemical compound whose simplest units are molecules

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Molecular compound

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Indicates the relative numbers of atoms of each kind in a chemical compound by using atomic symbols and numerical subscripts

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Chemical Formula

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Shows the types and numbers of atoms combined in a single molecule of a molecular compound

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Molecular Formula

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A molecule containing only two atoms

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Diatomic molecule

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The energy required to break a chemical bond and form neutral isolated atoms

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Bond Energy

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An electron-configuration notation in which only the valence electrons of an atom of a particular element are shown, indicated by dots placed around the element’s symbol

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Electron-dot Notation

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Formulas in which atomic symbols represent nuclei and inner-shell electrons, dot-pairs or dashes between two atomic symbols represent electron pairs in covalent bonds, and dots adjacent to only one atomic symbol represent unshared electrons.

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Lewis Structures

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Indicates the kind, number, arrangement, and bonds but not the unshared pairs of the atoms in a molecule

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Structural Formula

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A covalent bond in which one pair of electrons is shared between two atoms

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Single Bond

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Double and triple bonds are referred to as…

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Multiple Bonds

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Refers to bonding in molecules or ions that cannot be correctly represented by a single Lewis structure

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Resonance

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Composed of positive and negative ions that are combined so that the numbers of positive and negative charges are equal

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Ionic Compound

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The simplest collection of atoms from which an ionic compound’s formula can be established

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Formula Unit

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The energy released when one mole of an ionic crystalline compound is formed from gaseous ions

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Lattice energy

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A charged group of covalently bonded atoms

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Polyatomic Ion

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The chemical bonding that results from the attraction between metal atoms and the surrounding sea of electrons

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Metallic Bonding

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The ability of a substance to be hammered or beaten into thin sheets

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Malleability

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The ability of a substance to be drawn, pulled, or extruded through a small opening to produce a wire

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Ductility

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States that the repulsion between the sets of valence-level electrons surrounding an atom causes these sets to be oriented as far apart as possible

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VSEPR Theory

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The mixing of two or more atomic orbitals of similar energies on the same atom to produce new hybrid atomic orbitals of equal energies

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Hybridization

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Orbitals of equal energy produced by the combination of two or more orbitals on the same atom

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Hybrid orbitals

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The forces of attraction between molecules

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Intermolecular Forces

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Created by equal but opposite charges that are separated by a short distance

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Dipole

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The intermolecular force in which a hydrogen atom that is bonded to a highly electronegative atom is attracted to an unshared pair of electrons of an electronegative atom in a nearby molecule

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Hydrogen bonding

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The intermolecular attractions resulting from the constant motion of electrons and the creation of instantaneous dipoles

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London Dispersion Forces

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A covalent bond in which the bonded atoms have an unequal attraction for the shared electrons

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Polar-covalent bond

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