| A | B |
| BOND ENERGY | ENERGY REQUIRED TO BREAK A BOND |
| IONIC BOND | ATTRACTION OF OPPOSITELY CHARGED IONS RESULTING FROM A TRANSFER OF ELECTRONS |
| DIPOLE | AREAS OF NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE CHARGE |
| COVALENT BOND | SHARING ELECTRONS |
| IONIC CHARACTER | DEGREE OF UNEQUAL SHARING |
| ELECTRONEGATIVITY | ABILITY OF ATOMS TO ATTRACT ELECTRONS TO THEMSELF WHEN FORMING BONDS |
| METALLIC BOND | ATTRACTION BETWEEN A SEA OF MOBILE ELECTRONS AND POSTIVE METAL ATOMS |
| VSEPR THEORY | ELECTRON PAIRS DUE TO MUTUAL REPULSION WILL BE POSITIONED AS FAR APART AS POSSIBLE. |
| POLAR COVLAENT BOND | OCCURS WHEN THE DIFFERENCE IN ELECTRONEGATIVITY IS GREATER THAN .2 - THE MORE ELECTRONEGATIVE ATOM WILL HAVE A PARTIAL NEGATIVE CHARGE AND THE LESS ELECTRONEGATIVE ATOM WILL HAVE A PARTIAL POSITIVE CHARGE. |
| POLAR MOLECULE | MOLECULE WITH AREA OF HIGH ELECTRON DENSITY (NEGATIVE CHARGE) AND AREAS OF LOW ELECTRON DENSITY (POSITIVE CHARGE) |
| LONDON FORCE | ATTRACTION BETWEEN NONPOLAR MOLECULES DUE TO TEMPORARY DIPOLES |
| HYDROGEN BOND | STRONG ATTRACTION BETWEEN POLAR MOLECULES DUE TO HYDROGEN BEING BONDED TO A VERY ELECTRONEGATIVE ATOM SUCH AS N, O OR F. HYDROGEN ACTS AS AN UNSHIELDED NUCLEOUS AND IS ATTTRACTED TO UNSHARED PAIRS OF ELECTRONS. |
| DIPOLE-DIPOLE ATTRACTION | ATTRACTION OF OPPOSITELY CHARGED ENDS OF POLAR MOLECULES |
| DOUBLE BOND | TWO SHARED PAIRS |
| TRIPLE BOND | THREE SHARED PAIRS |
| COORIDINATE COVALENT BOND | BOTH ELECTRONS IN A SHARED PAIR ORIGINATE FROM ONE OF THE BONDING ATOMS |
| NETWORK SOLID | ENTIRE CRYSTAL OF THE SOLID HELD TOGETHER BY COVALENT BONDS |
| MOLECULAR SOLID | MOLECULES HELD TOGETHER BY COVALENT BOND BUT THE SOLID IS COMPOSED OF MOLECULES HELD TOGETHER BY INTERMOLECULAR FORCES |
| METALLIC SOLIDS | METAL ATOMS HELD TOGETHER IN A SOLID OR LIQUID BY THE METALLIC BOND |
| IONIC SOLIDS | ENTIRE SAMPLE CRYSTAL HELD TOGETHER BY THE ATTRACTION OF ANIONS AND CATIONS (IONIC BOND) |