Chemicals Bonds

Question 1

chemically stable

Answer 1

describes an atom whose outer energy level is completely filled with electrons

Question 2

chemical formula

Answer 2

chemical shorthand that uses symbols to tell what elements are in a compound and their ratios

Question 3

nonpolar molecule

Answer 3

molecule that shares electrons equally and does not have oppositely charged ends

Question 4

ionic bond

Answer 4

Formed when one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another

Question 5

covalent bond

Answer 5

attraction formed between atoms when they share electrons

Question 6

polyatomic ion

Answer 6

positively or negatively charged, covalently bonded group of atoms

Question 7

oxidation number

Answer 7

Positive or negative number that indicates how many electrons an atom has gained, lost, or shared to become stable

Question 8

polar molecule

Answer 8

a molecule in which one side of the molecule is slightly negative and the opposite side is slightly positive

Question 9

anion

Answer 9

an ion with a negative charge

Question 10

hydrate

Answer 10

compound that has water chemically attached to its atoms and written into its chemical formula

Question 11

chemical bond

Answer 11

the force that holds atoms together in a compound

Question 12

binary compound

Answer 12

a compound composed of two elements

Question 13

cation

Answer 13

A positively charged ion

Question 14

ion

Answer 14

charged particle that has either more or fewer electrons than protons

Question 15

molecule

Answer 15

two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds