Science Vocab- Compounds

Question 1

Ion

Answer 1

one of the electrically charged particles formed in a gas by electric discharge or the like.

Question 2

Atom

Answer 2

the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction;

Question 3

Element

Answer 3

Chemistry.one of a class of substances that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means.

Question 4

Covalent bond

Answer 4

the bond formed by the sharing of a pair of electrons by two atoms. Two non metallic elements

Question 5

Ionic bond

Answer 5

Bonding of one metallic and one non metallic element

Question 6

Hydrogen bond

Answer 6

a type of chemical bond in which a hydrogen atom that has a covalent link with one of the electronegative atoms (F, N, O) forms an electrostatic link with another electronegative atom in the same or another molecule.

Question 7

Molecule

Answer 7

Chemistry, Physics.the smallest physical unit of an element or compound, consisting of one or more like atoms in an element and two or more different atoms in a compound.

Question 8

Carbon

Answer 8

Chemistry.a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc., and that occurs in a pure state as diamond and graphite, and in an impure state as charcoal.