Vocabulary
The outermost electron of an atom that participates in chemical bonding.
What are valence electrons?
Two hydrogen atoms form.
What is a single covalent bond?
A model that represents valence electrons in an atom as dots around the element's chemical symbol.
What is the electron dot diagram?
The strongest type of covalent bond.
What is a triple covalent bond?
A molecule that has a partial positive end and a partial negative end because of unequal sharing of electrons.
What is a polar molecule?
A bond formed when many metal atoms share their pooled valence electrons.
What is a metallic bond?
One way to show the elements that make up a compound.
What is a chemical formula?
The attraction between positively and negatively charged ions in an ionic compound.
What is an ionic bond?