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Chapter 4 and 12 terms
chemistry vocab, electronegativity, ionic bonds, covalent bonds, etc
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Chemistry
11th Grade
02/23/2010

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Binary ionic compound
Definition
when a metal combines w/ a nonmetal
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Binary compound
Definition
a chemical compound that contains exactly two different elements
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Polyatomic ions
Definition
an ion consisting of two or more atoms bound together
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Oxyanions
Definition
a polyatomic ion containing at least on oxygen atom and one or more atoms of at least one other element
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Acid
Definition
a substance that produces hydrogen ions in solution; a proton donor
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bond
Definition
the force that holds two or more atoms together and makes them function as a unit
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Bond energy
Definition
the energy required to break a given chemical bond
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ionic bonding
Definition
the attraction between two oppositely charged ions
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ionic compound
Definition
a compound that results when a metal reacts with a nonmetal to form cations and anions
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covalent bonding
Definition
a type of bonding in which atoms share electrons
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