Ion: an atom with a charge
Cation: positive ion (metals)
Anion: negative ion (nonmetals)
Electrostatic Attractions: forces holding positives
and negatives together
Ionic Bond: bond between a metal and a nonmetal
exchanging electrons
Metal: atoms to the left of the staircase in the PT
Metallic Bond: positive ions sitting in a “sea” of
electrons (electron-sea model)
Crystal Lattice: a structure formed by ionic
compounds
Covalent Bond: bond between nonmetals only
sharing electrons
Valence Electrons: the electrons in the outer most
orbitals that are most responsible for an
Lewis Dot Diagram: chemical symbol with valence
electrons as dots
Ball-and-stick model: 3D models of molecules
Octet Rule: the notion that each atom is most stable
when it’s outer orbitals are full (usually with 8
electrons)
Group: a vertical column of the PT (group #’s =
valence electrons)
Period: a horizontal row of the PT
Ion: an atom with a charge
Cation: positive ion (metals)
Anion: negative ion (nonmetals)
Electrostatic Attractions: forces holding positives
and negatives together
Ionic Bond: bond between a metal and a nonmetal
exchanging electrons
Metal: atoms to the left of the staircase in the PT
Metallic Bond: positive ions sitting in a “sea” of
electrons (electron-sea model)
Crystal Lattice: a structure formed by ionic
compounds
Covalent Bond: bond between nonmetals only
sharing electrons
Valence Electrons: the electrons in the outer most
orbitals that are most responsible for an
Lewis Dot Diagram: chemical symbol with valence
electrons as dots
Ball-and-stick model: 3D models of molecules
Octet Rule: the notion that each atom is most stable
when it’s outer orbitals are full (usually with 8
electrons)
Group: a vertical column of the PT (group #’s =
valence electrons)
Period: a horizontal row of the PT
Ion: an atom with a charge
Cation: positive ion (metals)
Anion: negative ion (nonmetals)
Electrostatic Attractions: forces holding positives
and negatives together
Ionic Bond: bond between a metal and a nonmetal
exchanging electrons
Metal: atoms to the left of the staircase in the PT
Metallic Bond: positive ions sitting in a “sea” of
electrons (electron-sea model)
Crystal Lattice: a structure formed by ionic
compounds
Covalent Bond: bond between nonmetals only
sharing electrons
Valence Electrons: the electrons in the outer most
orbitals that are most responsible for an
Lewis Dot Diagram: chemical symbol with valence
electrons as dots
Ball-and-stick model: 3D models of molecules
Octet Rule: the notion that each atom is most stable
when it’s outer orbitals are full (usually with 8
electrons)
Group: a vertical column of the PT (group #’s =
valence electrons)
Period: a horizontal row of the PT
Ion: an atom with a charge
Cation: positive ion (metals)
Anion: negative ion (nonmetals)
Electrostatic Attractions: forces holding positives
and negatives together
Ionic Bond: bond between a metal and a nonmetal
exchanging electrons
Metal: atoms to the left of the staircase in the PT
Metallic Bond: positive ions sitting in a “sea” of
electrons (electron-sea model)
Crystal Lattice: a structure formed by ionic
compounds
Covalent Bond: bond between nonmetals only
sharing electrons
Valence Electrons: the electrons in the outer most
orbitals that are most responsible for an
Lewis Dot Diagram: chemical symbol with valence
electrons as dots
Ball-and-stick model: 3D models of molecules
Octet Rule: the notion that each atom is most stable
when it’s outer orbitals are full (usually with 8
electrons)
Group: a vertical column of the PT (group #’s =
valence electrons)
Period: a horizontal row of the PT