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11th Grade
11/30/2011

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conductivity
Definition
a measure of how easily electrons can flow through a material to produce an electrical current
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double bond
Definition
a bond formed by the sharing of two pairs of electrons between two atoms
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ductile
Definition
property of a metal that means it can easily be drawn into a wire
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electronegativity
Definition
the measure of the ability of an atom in a bond to attract electrons
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malleable
Definition
property of a metal meaning it can be pounded or rolled into thin sheets
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metallic bond
Definition
the bond that results when metal atoms release their valence electrons to a pool of electrons shared by all the metal atoms
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polar covalent bond
Definition
a bond where the electrons are shared unequally; there is some degree of ionic character to this type of bond
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polar molecule
Definition
a molecule that has a positive pole and a negative pole because of the arrangement of the polar bonds; also called a dipole
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shielding effect
Definition
the tendency for the electrons in the inner energy levels to block the attraction of the nucleus for the valence electrons
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triple bond
Definition
a bond formed by sharing three pairs of electrons between two atoms
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