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| The attractive forces that holds atoms or ions together. |
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| The arrangement of atoms in a substance. |
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| The average distance between the nuclei of two bonded atoms. |
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| The angle formed by two bonds to the same atom. |
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| A bond formed by the attraction between oppositely charged ions. |
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| A bond formed by the attraction between positively charged metal ions and the electrons around them. |
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| A bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons. |
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| An ion made of two or more atoms. |
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| The composition of a compound in terms of the relative numbers and kinds of atoms in the simplest ratio. |
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| A chemical formula that shows the number and kinds of atoms in a molecule, but not the arrangement of atoms. |
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| A covalently bonded compound that contains carbon, excluding carbonates and oxides. |
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| A large molecule that is formed by more than five monomers, or small units. |
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| Any organic compound that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and that provides nutrients to the cells of living things. |
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| An organic compound that is made of one or more chains of amino acids and that is a principal component of all cells. |
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| Any one of 20 different organic molecules that contain a carboxyl and an amino group and that combine to form proteins. |
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