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Chapter 8 Vocabulary
covalent compound terms
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Chemistry
11th Grade
03/09/2011

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Term
covalent bond
Definition
a shared pair of electrons joining two nonmetal atoms
Term
molecule
Definition
a neutral group of atoms joined botether by covalent bonds
Term
diatomic molecule
Definition
  • a molecule consisting of two atoms of the same element
  • H2, N2, O2, F2, Cl2, Br2, I2 are diatomic when in their elemental form
Term
molecular compound
Definition
  • a compound composed of  molecules
  • a covalent compound
Term
molecular formula
Definition
  • chemical formula of a molecular compound
  • shows how many atoms of each element a molecule contains
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single covalent bond
Definition
a single pair of electrons shared by two atoms
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double covalent bond
Definition
two pairs of electrons shared by the same two atoms
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triple covalent bond
Definition
3 pairs of electrons shared by the same two atoms
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polyatomic ion
Definition
a group of covalently bonded atoms that, as a group, has a charge
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