Ionic and Metallic Bonding: Principles, Structures, and Properties

A Chemical Bond is…

The force that holds two atoms together through sharing/transferring of electrons

A Chemical Bond is formed by…

The attraction of a positive nucleus from one atom and the negative electrons of another atom

An Octet is…

The stable arrangement of 8 valance electrons in the outer energy level

A Cation is a…

Positively charged ion

An ion is…

an atom or group of atoms that carries a net electric charge from the loss or gain of one or more valance electrons

An Anion is…

A negatively charged ion

nonmetal ions ___ the number of electrons required to fill an octet (gain or lose)

Gain

The electrostatic force that holds oppositely charged particles together in an ionic compound is called an…

Ionic Bond

Compounds that contain ionic bonds are called…

Ionic Compounds

A compound made of exactly two different elements, where one is a metal and the other is a nonmetal is…

A Binary Ionic Compound

Binary ionic compounds are formed by…

a metal Cation and a nonmetal Anion

What is a Crystal Lattice?

A 3-dimensional arrangement of particles; responsible for the structure of a multitude of minerals

Positive and negative ions exist in a ratio determined by…

The number of electrons transferred from the metal atom to the non-metal atom

The repeated pattern of particle packing in an ionic compound is called…

An ionic crystal

The formation of a Crystal Lattice is…

The strong attraction between positive and negative ions

Melting point and boiling point result in a ___ attraction (Stronger/Weaker)

Stronger