Covalent bonds form between ___.
nonmetals.
Two or more metals mixed together form ___.
alloys
Bond Strength: The greater the difference in electronegativities, the___ bond.
stronger
Polar bonds form when electronegativity differences are ___ than nonpolar.
greater
lose
Covalent bonds have ___ electronegativity differences.
low
Metals are conductive because their ___ electrons are delocalized.
valence.
Bond Length: The greater the force of attraction the ___ the bond.
shorter
nonpolar.
The force that holds two ions together is ___.
electrostatic force (opposites attract)
When two atoms share electrons ___, nonpolar bonds form.
equally
Due to mobile electrons, metals can conduct ___.
heat or electricity.
higher
Molecules with higher melting points are ___.
polar
Ions in a solid state are called ____.
crystals.
The name for a neutral group of nonmetals bonded together is a ___.
molecule
Delocalized electrons in metals create ___ which are positively charged.
cations
The greater the electronegativity difference, the __ the bond energy.
higher
Fluorine and chlorine will form a ___ covalent bond.
polar
The notation of MgCl2 is a ___.
formula unit
nonpolar
Metallic bonds are typically ___ than covalent bonds.
stronger
As bond length decreases, bond energy ___.
increases.
Bond A's energy is 350 kJ/mol, and bond B's energy is 250 kJ/mol. The shortest bond is likely ___.
A