chp 1

Question 1

Chemical bonding

Answer 1

the combining of atoms to form molecules or ionic compounds

Question 2

Chemical Bond

Answer 2

an interaction that holds atoms or ions together

Question 3

Valence Electron

Answer 3

an electron that is found in the outermost shell of an atom and that determines the atoms chemical properties

Question 4

Ionic Bond

Answer 4

a bond that forms that forms when electrons are transferred from one atom to another

Question 5

Ion

Answer 5

a charged particle that forms when an atom or group of atoms gains or loses one or more electrons

Question 6

Crystal Lattice

Answer 6

the regular pattern in which a crystal is arranged

Question 7

Covalent Bond

Answer 7

A bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electons

Question 8

Molecule

Answer 8

the smallest unit of a substance that keeps all of the physical and chemical properties of that substance

Question 9

Metallic bond

Answer 9

a bond formed by the attraction between positively charged metal ions and the electrons around them