Unit 4 Flashcards
Alloy
A mixture of metals that acts like a metallic bond
Anion
Negatively charged particle
Cation
Positively charged particle
Chemical bond
A force that holds atoms together in a compound
Conductivity
The ability to allow heat or electricity to pass through an object
Covalent bond
A chemical bond created by the sharing of electrons
Ductility
The ability to be drawn into a wire
Electronegativity
An atoms ability to attract electrons
Ion
A charge paricle
Ionic bond
A chemical bond created by the attraction between cations and anions when electrons are exchanged
Luster
Shininess
Malleability
Ability to change shape without breaking
Metallic bond
A chemical bond formed when the sea of de localized electrons
Oxidation number
The charge an atom has when it becomes an ion
Polar covalent bond
A covalent bond where electrons are not shared equally; one line of symmetry