A | B |
attraction of metal ions for valence electrons | metallic bond |
atoms react to achieve a noble gas configuration | octet rule |
showing electrons around the symbol of an element | Lewis dot structure |
electrons in highest occupied energy level | valence electrons |
bond resulting from the sharing of electrons | covalent bonds |
results from the electrostatic attraction of opposite charges | ionic bond |
the number of ions of opposite charge surrounding each ion | coordination number |
can be hammered into sheets | malleable; metals |
covalent bond in which one atoms donates both electrons to a shared pair | coordinate covalent bond |
two electron pairs are shared | double bond |
three electron pairs are shared | triple bond |
bond with unequal distribution of charge | polar covalent bond |
equal distruibution of charge in a bond | nonpolar covalent bond |
shows the number and kinds of atoms present in a compound | structural formula |
attraction between electrons in one molecule for the nuclei in another molecule | London dispersion forces |
regular 3-dimensional pattern to the ions | crystal lattice structure |
the measure an atom has for a shared pair of electrons | electronegativity |