Chapter 9 - Models of Chemical Bonding

Bonding

_______, in general, reduces the potential energy difference between positive and negative particles, whether they be oppositely charged ions or nuclei and electrons.

Metallic bonding

________ occurs when a large number of metal atoms pool their valence electrons into a delocalized electron "sea "that keeps all the atoms in the sample together.

Metal with nonmetal

________: electron transport and ionic bonding, as seen in the picture below.

massive number of atoms

The ________ in a metal sample pool their valence electrons in a "sea "of electrons that "flows "between and around each metal- ion core (nucleus + inner electrons), attracting and keeping them together.

Covalent bonding

________ is more frequent between nonmetal atoms and produces distinct molecules.

Metals

________ have very high boiling points because vaporization involves the complete separation of individual cations with their valence electrons from all the others.

valence electrons

Each atom in the bond's nucleus pulls the ________ of the other, drawing the atoms together.