Bonding Vocabulary
Chemical bond
Ionic bonding
Covalent bonding
Nonpolar covalent bond
Polar covalent bond
Molecule
Chemical formula
Bond energy
Octet rule
Lewis structures
Single covalent bond
Double covalent bond
Triple covalent bond
Ionic compound
Polyatomic ions
Metallic bonding
VSPER Theory
Unshared electrons
Dipole forces
Hydrogen bonding
Monoatomic ions
Binary ionic compound
Oxidation numbers
Empirical formula
Diatomic molecule
An electrical force linking atoms
Chemical bonding that results from the electrical attraction between
large numbers of cations and anions
Results from the sharing of electron pairs between two atoms
A covalent bond in which the bonding electrons are shared equally by the
bonded atoms, resulting in a balanced distribution of electrical charge
A covalent bond in which electrons are not shared equally
The simplest structural unit of an element or compound
A representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent
elements
The energy required to break a chemical bond and form neutral isolated
atoms
States that atoms lose, gain, or share electrons in order to acquire a full
set of eight valence electrons
Formulas in which atomic symbols represent nuclei and inner-shell
electrons, dot-pairs, and ionic or covalent bonds
A bond formed when two atoms share a pair of electrons
A bond in which two atoms share two pairs of electrons
A bond formed by sharing three pairs of electrons
A compound that consists of positive and negative ions
Ions that are made of more than one atom
Chemical bonding that results from the attraction between metal atoms
and the surrounding sea of electrons
Indicates that the electron groups will move as far apart as possible to
reduce the repulsion between their negative charges
Pair of electrons that is not involved in bonding and that belongs
exclusively to one atom
Attractions between oppositely charged regions of polar molecules
Intermolecular force in which a hydrogen atom that is bonded to a highly
electronegative atom is attracted to an unshared pair of electrons of an
electronegative atom in a nearby molecule
Consist of a single atom with a positive or negative charge resulting from
the loss of gain of electrons
Compounds composed of two different elements
Shows how many electrons can be shared, lost, or gained to become
stable
A chemical formula showing the ratio of elements in a compound rather
than the total number of atoms
A molecule containing only two atoms