Basic Chemistry and Chemical Bonding Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering foundational chemistry terms including subatomic structures, ions, and chemical bonding types.

Element

A distinct type of substance or matter.

Atom

unit of an element, made of protons, neutrons, and electrons.

Ion

An atom that has a charge because it has an unequal numberof protons and electrons.

Molecule

A structure made of two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds.

Covalent bond

An attraction between two atoms based on shared electrons.

Electronegativity

How strong an atom pulls shared electron toward itself

Polar covalent bond

Electrons that are shared unequally

Nonpolar covalent bond

Electrons that are shared equally

Hydrogen bond

Weak attraction between 2 different molecules