Conppunds Flashcards
(8 cards)
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Chemical bonds
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Compounds form through them they are links between two or more atoms that hold the atoms together
2
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Covalent bonds
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Atoms combine by sharing electrons to form molecules
3
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Molecules
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A group of atoms in which atoms are bound together by sharing one or more pairs of electrons
4
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Ionic compounds
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Atoms gain or lose electrons to form ions
5
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Ionic lattice
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Repeating pattern of positive and negative ions
6
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basic compounds
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covalent compounds ionic compounds
7
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why are ployatomics very important
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they are important part of many materials like fertilizer and your bones
8
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polyatomic ions
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when molecules gain or loose one or more electrons
as their atom in doing so they become a molecular ion (polyatomic ion)
