Chemical bonds Flashcards
1
Q
What does electronegativity mean
A
atoms sharing electrons/attracting electrons
2
Q
What is the octect rule
A
be like the nobel gases and atoms can only have eight electrons on the second outer ring
3
Q
What is happening to the electrons involved in covalent and ionic bonds
A
covalent means that the atoms are sharing an electron, and ionic means that electrons are being transferred between them
4
Q
Describe a chemical reaction in terms of rearrangement in terms of breaking/making of chemical bonds between atoms, in which all atoms of each element are conserved
A
bonds are broken when rearranged and are bonded with new ones to form the new bonds/
