Chemical bonding

Question 1

element

Answer 1

a substance that cannot further be divided into a simpler substance by chemical methods

Question 2

compound

Answer 2

a substance formed by the chemical combination of 2 or more elements

Question 3

chemical bonding

Answer 3

strong forces that hold atoms together in various structures

Question 4

covalent bonding

Answer 4

chemical bonding formed by the sharing of pair(s) of electrons between 2 atoms

Question 5

ions

Answer 5

charged particles made from an atom, by the loss/gain of electrons

Question 6

electrostatic forces

Answer 6

strong forces of attraction between particles with opposite charges

Question 7

metallic bonding

Answer 7

electrostatic attraction between a postive metal ion and the delocalised electrons

Question 8

ionic bonding

Answer 8

the strong electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions

Question 9

giant structures

Answer 9

lattices where the structure repeats itself in all directions