| A | B |
| Alloys | A mixture of two or more elements with one being a metal. |
| Anion | An ion with a negative net charge. |
| Cation | An ion with a positive net charge. |
| Chemical Bond | A force that holds two or more atoms together. |
| Chemical Formula | Notation that shows what elements are in each compound and the ratios of those elements need to form the compound. |
| Covalent Bond | When two atoms share valance electrons. |
| Crystals | Solids that arrange themselves in a lattice structure. |
| Electron Dot Diagram | A model of the atom in which each dot represents an electron. |
| Electroneativity | Tendency of an atom to attract electrons. |
| Ion | An atom with a positive or negative net charge because of gaining or loosing of electrons. |
| Ionic Bond | A force that holds a cation and anion together. |
| Metallic Bond | The attraction between a metal cation and the shared electrons around it. |
| Molecule | A neutral atom that are joined together by one or more covalent bonds. |
| Polar Covalent Bond | When the electrons are not shared equally between two atoms in a covalent bond. |
| Polyatomic Ion | A covalently bonded groups of atoms that have a positive or negative charge. |