Chemical Bonding Flashcards
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Ionic bond
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When two suitable elements react by transferring one or more electrons from one atom to another.
NO SHARING
Works well with metals and no metals
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Bond
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A force that holds a group of two or more atoms together and makes them function as a unit
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Bond energy
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Energy required to break a bond
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Covalent bond
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Two elements bond by sharing electrons
SHARING!!!!
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Polar covalent bond
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UNEQUAL SHARING
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Electronegativity
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The relative ability of an atom in a molecule to attract shared electrons to itself
The higher the electronegativity, the closer the shared electrons tend to be to that atom when it forms a bond
