| A | B |
|---|
| Chemical Bond | the attraction between one elements nucleus and another atoms electron |
| ionic bond | transfer of electrons |
| covalent bond | sharing of electrons |
| ion | charged particle |
| cation | positive ion |
| anion | negative ion |
| electronegativity | atom's ability to attract an electron, what you subtract to determine the bond |
| polar | uneven sharing of electrons |
| nonpolar | even sharing of electrons |
| valence electrons | electrons used in bonding |
| cross over method | method to cross over the charge |
| polyatomic ion | a group of elements with a charge and a name |
| transition element | in the white part of the periodic table and need a roman number |
| acid | anything that starts with H |
| molecule | smallest form of a compound |
| molecular mass | mass of the compound |
| formula mass | mass of the compound |
| percent composition | mass of the element divided by the total mass times 100 |
| metallic bond | bonding of metals |
| 8 or 0 | the number of electrons an atom needs to be stable |
