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| chemical bond | a force of attraction between atoms or ions |
| chemical formula | element symbols and numbers that represent the ratio of elements |
| ionic bond | the transfer of electrons to form a bond |
| ionic compound | compounds where atoms transfer electrons |
| covalent bond | the sharing of electrons to form a bond |
| covalent compound | compounds where atoms share electrons |
| hydrogen bond | the positive end of one molecule bonds with the negative end of another molecule |
| nonpolar | when electrons are shared equally |
| polar | when electrons are not shared equally |
| alloy | mixtures of a metal and one or more elements |
| metallic bond | attraction between positive metal ions and valence electrons of other metal ions |
| electron dot diagram | model that shows the valence electrons of atoms |
| molecular compound | covalent compounds where atoms share electrons |
| polyatomic ion | group of atoms bonded together to function like a single ion |
