Chemical Bonds

Question 1

Number that indicates how many electrons an atom must gain, lose, or share to become stable

Answer 1

Oxidation number

Question 2

Compound composed of two elements

Answer 2

Binary compound

Question 3

Describes an atom that has a full outermost energy level

Answer 3

Chemically stable

Question 4

Molecule made of two identical atoms that share electrons equally

Answer 4

Nonpolar molecules

Question 5

A charged particle that has either more or fewer electrons than protons

Answer 5

Ion

Question 6

The force of attraction between the opposite charges of the ions in an ionic compound

Answer 6

Ionic bond

Question 7

Molecule that has a slightly positive end and slightly negative end

Answer 7

Polar molecule

Question 8

Shorthand that tells what elements a compound contains and the exact number of atoms of each element in a unit of a compound

Answer 8

Chemical formula

Question 9

The attraction that forms between atoms when they share electrons

Answer 9

Covalent bond

Question 10

A compound that has water chemically attached to it

Answer 10

Hydrate

Question 11

The force that holds atoms together in a compound

Answer 11

Chemical bond

Question 12

Positively or negatively charged, covalently bonded groups of atoms

Answer 12

Polyatomic ion