what is the attractive force that holds atoms or ions together
what is chemical bonding
100
what is a molecule
a group of atoms that are held together by chemical forces
100
what is an ionic compound
a compound composed of ions bound together by electrostatic attraction
100
what is metallic bonding
a bond formed by the attraction between positively charged metal ions and the electrons around them
200
what is a force that attracts electrons form one atom to another, which transforms a neutral atom into an ion.
what is ionic bonding
200
what is bond energy
the energy required to break the bonds in 1 mol of a chemical compound
200
what is the collection of atoms corresponding to an ionic compounds formula such that the molar mass of the compound is the same as the mass of 1 mol of formula units
formula unit
200
what is malleability
the ability of a substance to be hammered or beaten into a sheet
300
what is the definition of covalent bonding
a bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons
300
what is the lewis structure
a structural formula in which electrons are represented by dots
300
what is lattice energy
the energy associated with constructing a crystal lattice relative to the energy of all constituent atoms separated by infinite distances
300
what is the ability of a substance to be hammered thin or drawn out into a wire
ductility
400
what is a covalent bond in which the bonding electrons are equally attracted to both bonded atoms
what is a non-polar covalent bond
400
what is a single bond
a covalent bond in which two atoms share one pair of electrons
400
what is an ion made of two or more atoms
polyatomic ion
400
what is the theory that predicts some molecular shapes based on the idea that pairs of valence electrons surrounding an atom repel each other
VSPER theory
500
what describes a molecule in which the positive and negative charges are separated
what is polar
500
what is resonance
the bonding in molecules or ions that cannot be correctly represented by a single lewis structure