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| to join together; atoms have a tendency to join together |
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| the outer most shell or orbital of an atom |
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Valence Electrons
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| the electons in the outer most shell (valence shell) of an atom |
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| a charged atom, it does not have the same number of protons as electrons |
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| a compound formed when atoms join together through ionic bonding |
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| the physical force that joins or connects atoms together. Either an ionic or covalent bond |
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| chemical bonding that results from a transfer of valence electrons: occurs when oppositely charged ions (metals and non-metals) strongly attract one another and are held tightly together |
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Covalent
or Molecular Compounds
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| the sharing of valence electrons between two non-metals. |
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| a sharing of valence electrons between two non-metals, in order to complete their valence shell |
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| A neural particle that consists of two or more atoms that are covalently bonded together |
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Diatomic Molecules
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| a set of paired atoms. A small number of elements only exist in pairs of atoms. |
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| the physical property (solid, liquid, gas) that describes the form in which matter can usually be found |
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Chemical formula MgO magnesium oxide |
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A description of the proportions of elements in a compound using chemical symbols |
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Ion Charge Balance [image] red is calcium and blue is chloride Ca2Cl |
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| In ionic compounds, the total positive ion charge is equal to or cancels the total negative ion charge; the total ion charge for the compound is zero |
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Multivalent Iron Fe 2+ iron (II) Fe 3 + iron (III) |
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| metal elements that have more than one ion charge |
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Polyatomic Ions [image]ammonia ion |
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| a group of atoms bonded together that act as a single ion |
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