Ionic Bonds
Covalent Bonds
Metallic Bonds
Bonding Basics
Atomic Basics
100
An atom that has either gained or lost electron(s)
What is an ion?
100
A chemical bond formed when two atoms share electrons.
What is a covalent bond?
100
An attraction between a positive metal ion and the electrons surrounding it.
What is a metallic bond?
100
The force that holds atoms together.
What is a chemical bond?
100
What is the name of the central core of an atom?
What is the nucleus?
200
An ion that is made of more than one atom.
What is a polyatomic ion?
200
A neutral particle made of two or more atoms joined by covalent bonds.
What is a molecule?
200
A material made of two or elements that has the properties of a metal.
What is an alloy?
200
Electrons in the highest energy level of an atom that are involved in chemical reactions.
What are valence electrons?
200
The term that refers to the specific amount of energy an electron has?
What is an energy level?
300
The attraction between positive and negative ions.
What is an ionic bond?
300
A chemical bond formed when atoms share two pairs of electrons.
What is a double bond?
300
A term used to describe a material that can be pulled out into a long wire.
What is the definition of ductile?
300
A number in a chemical formula that tells the number of atoms in a molecule or the ration of elements in a compound.
What is a subscript?
300
A representation of the valence electrons in an atom, using dots surrounding the symbol of the element.
What is an electron dot diagram or Lewis dot diagram?
400
A compound that consists of positive and negative ions.
What is an ionic compound?
400
A covalent bond in which electrons are shared unequally.
What is a polar bond?
400
A term used to describe material that can be hammered or rolled into shape.
What is the definition of malleable?
400
What would be the formula for the combination of Calcium and a Phosphate polyatomic ion?
What is Ca2(PO4)3
400
This family of element is stable with a complete outermost shell, and therefore is not chemically reactive.
What is a noble gas?
500
An orderly, three dimensional pattern of ions or atoms in a solid.
What is a crystal?
500
A bond formed when electrons are shared equally.
What is a nonpolar bond?
500
The ability to transfer heat or electricity.
What is conductivity?
500
What is the name of this compound? MgCl2
What is magnesium chloride?
500
Ernest Rutherford's experiment discovered that an atom is mostly this....
What is "empty" space?