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Title

a & p 3

Description

chemical bonds

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Subject

Biology

Level

Undergraduate 1

Created

01/23/2013

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Term

ionic bonds

Definition

attraction of opposite charges
-usually between a high adn low electronegativity

Term

covalent bonds

Definition

sharing of electrons
-electrons are shared to creat most stable configuration
-usually between atoms of similar electronegatives

Term

hydrogen bonds

Definition

sharing of hydrogen atom
-an attraction force not an actual bond
(example: between water molecules)

Term

electronegativity

Definition

-in a period, increases from left to right
- in a group, increases fom bottom to top