pt 2: NYS Chemistry Regents Essential VOCAB

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Chemical Bonding

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Covalent Bond

a chemical bond formed by sharing electrons between atoms

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Electronegativity

the ability of an atom to attract electrons in a chemical bond

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Intermolecular Forces

weak attractive forces between molecules (van der Waal’s hydrogen bonding)

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Ionic Bond

a chemical bond formed by the transfer of electrons from one atom to another

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Lewis Structure

a diagram showing the bonding between atoms and lone pairs of electrons

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Metallic Bond

the attraction between metal atoms and a “sea” of delocalized electrons

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Polar

having an uneven distribution of charge, creating positive and negative ends.

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VSEPR Theory

valence shell electron pair repulsion theory used to predict molecular geometry