A | B |
Covalent bonds | atoms share electrons |
hydrogen bonds | a weak bond between two polar molecules |
molecule | 2 or more atoms bonded together |
ionic bond | giving or taking electrons between atoms |
reactants | the starting materials in chemical reaction |
chemical reaction | making new substances by breaking bonds and forming new bonds |
products | substances formed from a chemical reaction |
ions | atoms that have a charge |
compound | matter made of 2 or more different elements in a chemical reaction |
valence shell | outside shell of electrons in an atom |
exothermic energy | energy given off in chemical reaction--gasoline burns in an engine |
endothermic | energy needed to break a chemical bond |
conservation of mass | in chemical reaction matter is not created or destroyed--stays the same |