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| the combining of atoms to form molecules or ionic compounds |
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| an interaction that holds atoms or ions together |
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the number of protons in an atom |
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| an electron that is found in the outermost shell of an atom and that determines the atom's chemical properties |
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| the attractive force between oppositely charged ions which form when electrons are transferred from one atom to another |
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| a charged particle that forms when an atom or group of atoms gains or loses one or more electrons |
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| the regular pattern in which a crystal is arranged |
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| a bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electorns |
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a group of atoms that are held together by chemical forces; a molecuse is he smallest unit of matter that can exist by itself and retain all of a subtance's chemical properties |
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| molecules made up of two atoms of the same element |
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| a bond formed by the attraction between positively charged metal ions and the electrons around them |
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the ability to be drawn into wires |
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| the ability to be hammered into sheets |
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