Lesson 2 Flashcards
Chemistry
The study of matter 🪔
Atoms
Atoms are the building blocks of elements âš›
Protons
Positive charge 😃
Neutrons
Neutral charge
Electrons
Negative charge ☹
Valence shell
The outermost shell in an atom
Valence electrons
The electrons in the valence shell
Octet rule
Most elements are most stable with 8 electrons in their valence shell
Ion
An atom with a positive or negative charge
Iconic bond
The force connecting a positively charged atom with a negatively charged one 😃+☹
Covalent bond
The force between 2 or more atoms sharing electrons in their valence shells
Polar bonding
The force between 2 elements on a polar molecule
Non-polar bonding
When the electrons are evenly distributed among atoms in a molecule
Chemical reaction
When atoms come together to make a molecule or when a molecule breaks up into separate atoms. 🔥
Reactants
The atoms that come together to form a molecule in a chemical reaction