Bonds Vocabulary
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- The type of ion where ions are made of more than one atom.
- Polyatomic
- A structure that is formed with an orderly three-dimensional arrangement of ions.
- Crystal
- The type of bond where there is an attraction between two oppositely charged ions.
- Ionic Bond
- A chemical type of bond formed when two atoms share electrons.
- Covalent bond
- A type of covalent bond in which the valence electrons are shared equally.
- Polar bond
- A compound type that cosists of molecules haveing covalently bonded atoms.
- Molecular compound
- An atom or group of atoms that has become electrically charged.
- Ion
- A type of covalent bond in which electrons are shared unequally.
- nonpolar bond
- The type of bond that involves two pairs of electrons that are shared between atoms.
- Double bond
- What kind of atom has a name change when it becomes an ion?
- The name changes for single atoms (usually nonmetals) that become negative ions.
- How does an ion form from an atom?
- The atoms gains or loses electrons.
- What properties may be used to identify ionic compounds?
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Crystal Shape
High Melting Points
Electrical Conductivity - Why are ions in an ionic compound attracted to each other?
- Because they are oppositely charged and opposites attract.
- When an atom loses an electron, it becomes a __________________ ion.
- Positively charged