Representing Chemical Bonds Flashcards
1
Q
What is a lone pair
A
a pair of valence electrons that do not become involved in the chemical bonding between two atoms
2
Q
What’s is a bonding pair
A
a pair of electrons that are formed when a chemical bond is formed.
3
Q
what is a molecule
A
what is formed when two or more atoms are covalently bonded together.
4
Q
what is a covalent bond
A
the sharing of electrons between two atoms to form a molecule.
5
Q
what is an ionic bond
A
the bonding between a metal atom, and a nonmetal atom, through the process of electron transfer.
