| A | B |
| chemical bond | mutual electrical attraction between the nuclei and valence electrons |
| ionic bonding | chemical bonding that results from the electrical attraction between large numers of cation and anions |
| covalent bonding | the sharing of electron pairs |
| nonpolar-covalent bond | bonded electrons are shared equally |
| polar covalent bond | bonded atoms have unequal attration |
| polar | uneven distribution of charge |
| molecule | neutral group of atoms held together by covalent bonds. |
| molecular compound | chemical compund whose simplest units are molecules |
| chemical formula | uses atomic symbols and numerical subscript |
| molecular formula | shows the type and numbers of atoms combined in a single molecule |
| diatomic molecule | molecule containing only two atoms |
| bond length | average distance between two bonded atoms |
| bond energy | energy required to break a chemical bond |
| octet rule | atoms want 8 valence electrons |
| electron dot notation | elements are shown with valence electrons shown by dots place around the element symbol |
| lone pair | pair of electron that's not involved in bonding |
| Lewis structure | shows the shape, bonds, and number of electrons |
| structural formula | shows the number, arrangement and bonds but not unshared electron pairs |
| single bond | covalent bond produced by sharing one pair of electrons |
| double bond | covalent bond produced by sharing two pairs of electrons |
| triple bond | covalent bond produced by sharing three electon pairs |
| mutiple bonds | double and triple bonds |
| resonance | has multiple Lewis structures |
| ionic compound | positive and negative ions that combine to make charges equal |
| formula unit | simplest collection of atoms |
| lattice energy | when one mole of an ionic crytalline is formed from gaseous ions |
| polyatomic ion | charged group of covalently bonded atoms |
| metallic bonding | attraction between metal atoms and surrounding electrons |
| malleability | to be hammered or beaten |