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| A representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements |
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| A number printed slightly below and to the side of a element's symbol in a chemical formula |
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| A chemical link between two atoms caused by the electrostatic force between oppositely-charged ions in an ionic compound. |
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| A covalent bond is a chemical link between two atoms in which electrons are shared between them. |
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| A molecule refers to two or more atoms which have chemically combined to form a compound. |
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| A bond in which a pair of electrons is shared in common between two atoms, but the pair is held more closely by one of the atoms. |
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| The covalent bonding between atoms in metals, in which the valence electrons are free to move through the crystal |
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