the attractive force that holds atoms or ions together
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bond energy
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the energy required to break a chemical bond and form neutral isolated atoms
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ionic bonding
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The electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions
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ductility
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the ability of a substance to be pulled into a wire
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salt
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An ionic compound made from the neutralization of an acid with a base.
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polar covalent bond
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unequal sharing of electrons
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triple bond
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a covalent bond in which two atoms share three pairs of electrons
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polar
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describes a molecule in which the positive and negative charges are separated
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London dispersion forces
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The intermolecular attractions resulting from the constant motion of electrons and the creation of instantaneous dipoles
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oxidation state
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the condition of an atom expressed by the number of electrons that the atom needs to reach its elemental form
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formula unit
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the lowest whole-number ratio of ions in an ionic compound
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covalent bond
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a bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons
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malleability
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the ability of a substance to be hammered or beaten into thin sheets
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chemical nomenclature
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the systematic naming of chemical compounds
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van der Waals forces
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the two weakest intermolecular attractions- dispersion interactions and dipole forces
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nonpolar covalent
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equal sharing of electrons
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metallic bonding
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positively charged metallic ions are surrounded by a cloud of electrons
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molecular formula
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shows the types and numbers of atoms combined in a single molecule of a molecular compound
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polyatomic ion
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A charged group of covalently bonded atoms
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binary compound
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a compound composed of two elements
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double bond
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A covalent bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms
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hydrogen bonding
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the 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
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dipole-dipole forces
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attractions between oppositely charged regions of polar molecules
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VSEPR theory
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Valence-shell electron-pair repulsion theory; because electron pairs repel, molecules adjust their shapes so that valence electron pairs are as far apart as possible
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Lewis structure
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A model that uses electron-dot structures to show how electrons are arranged in molecules. Pairs of dots or lines represent bonding pairs.
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oxidation number
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Positive or negative number that indicates how many electrons an atom has gained, lost, or shared to become stable
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dipole
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a molecule that has two poles, or regions, with opposite charges