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| bond | the force that holds two or more atoms together and makes them function as a unit |
| bond energy | the energy required to break a given chemical bond |
| ionic bonding | the attraction between oppositely charged ions |
| ionic compound | a compound that results when a metal reacts with a nonmetal to form cations and anions |
| covalent bonding | a type of bonding in which atoms share electrons |
| polar covalent bond | a covalent bond in which the electrons are not shared equally because one atom attracts the shared electron more strongly than the other atom |
| electronegativity | the tendency of an atom in a molecule to attract shared electrons to itself |
| dipole moment | a property of a molecule whereby the charge distribution can be represented by a center of positive charge and a center of negative charge |
