Chemical Bonding Flashcards
The combining of atoms to form molecules or ionic componds
Chemical bonding
an interaction that holds atoms or ions together
chemical bond
an electron that is found in the outermost shell of an atom and that determines that atoms chemical properties
valence electrons
a bond that forms when electrons are transferred from one atom to another
ionic bond
a charged particle that forms when an atom or group of atoms gains or losses one or more electrons
ion
the regular pattern in which a crystal is arranged
crystal lattice
a bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons
covenant bond
the smallest unit of a substance that keeps all of the physical and chemical properties of that substance
molecule
a bond formed by the attraction between positively charged metal ions and the electrons around them
metallic bond