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| the force that holds two atoms together, when they form attach between a positive nucleus and negative electrons or between a positive and negative ion. |
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| bond formed by sharing electrons between two nonmetals. |
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| electron affinity-salinas |
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| how much attraction an atom has for elctrons. |
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| an outer shell of eight valence electrons is most desirable/stable, lowest energy configuration. |
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| superscript behind the element: the number of electrons to gain or lose to equal 8. |
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| attravtion between positive ions or cation and negative ions or anion, electrons transfer from metals to nonmetals. |
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| formula for ionic compound-salinas |
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| write symbol for negative ion first followed by negative ion, assign subscripts to assure compound is electrically neutral. |
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| charged group of covalently bonded atoms. |
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| nonpolar covalent bonds-salinas |
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| electrons are equally shared and there is no charge, symmetrical. |
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| polar covalent bonds-salinas |
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| electrons are unequally shared , not symmetrical. |
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| a chemical combination of two or more different elements in a fixd ratio. |
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| properties of ionic compounds-salinas |
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| solids at room temperature, nonconductive as solids. |
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