Covalent Bonding 2

Compound composed of two elements

Binary compound

Describes an atom that has a full outermost energy level

Chemically stable

A charged particle that has either more or fewer electrons than protons

Ions

The force of attraction between the opposite charges of the ions in an ionic compound

Ionic bond

Number that indicates how many electrons an atoms must gain, lose, or share to become stable.

Oxidation number

Shorthand that tells what elements a compound contains and the exact number of atoms of each element in a unit of the compound

Chemical formula

The attraction that forms between atoms when they share electrons

Covalent bond

A compound that has water chemically attached to it.

Hydrate

The force that holds atoms together in a compound

Chemical bond

Positively or negatively charged, covalently bonded group of atoms.

Polyatomic ion