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Chemical Bonding

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chemical bond

a bond that holds two or more atoms together
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chemical formula

a shorthand that uses symbols to represent elements in a compound
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compound

the substance made when atoms from two or more elements combine chemically
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covalent bond

a chemical bond formed when atoms share electrons
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crystal

a solid of ions or atoms arranged in an orderly three-dimensional pattern
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electron dot diagram

a model that represents an atom’s outside electrons using dots
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ionic bond

the attraction between oppositely charged ions
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metallic bond

a bond formed when metal atoms share electrons
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polar bond

the unequal sharing of electrons in a covalent bond
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polyatomic ion

an ion made of more than one atom, it may have a positive or negative charge
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subscript

a number written below and to the right of a chemical symbol
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valence electron

an electron in the outermost energy level of an atom, it helps form chemical bonds
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