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| When is an atom UNLIKELY to react? |
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| When its largest/highest electron energy level is full. |
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| What is one way in which elements can achieve stable electron configurations(arrangements)? |
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| They transfer electrons with other atoms. |
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| How does the structure of an ionic compound affect its properties? |
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| Ionic compounds have strong attractions between between ions which give unique properties. |
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| How are atoms held together in a covalent bond? |
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| Attraction between the positive protons and shared electrons from the other element. |
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| What happens when atoms don't share electrons equally? |
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| "The molecule becomes polar, with a positive end and a negative end." |
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| What factors determine whether a molecule is polar? |
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| The type of atom in the molecule and the shape of the molecule. |
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| How do attractions between polar molecules compare to attractions between nonpolar molecules? |
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| Polar molecules have stronger attractions to each other than non polar molecules. |
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| What is ionization energy? |
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| The amount of energy required to remove an electron from an energy level. |
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| What shape are sodium chloride crystals? |
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| What does the subscript 2 in the formula for H2 stand for? |
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| It means that two H atoms are bonded together into a molecule. |
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| What information do the name and formula of an ionic compound provide? |
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| "It tells the compound apart from other compounds of the same elements, what elements are in the compound and the ratio of the ions in the compound." |
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| "When an atom loses an electron, what type of ion does it become (name & charge)?" |
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| What type of bond is formed between two atoms of the same element? |
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| What type of bond is normally formed between two nonmetals? |
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| What type of bond is normally formed between a metal and a nonmetal? |
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| How many valence electrons do MOST elements have in their outer shell when they are stable? |
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| What is the Name of NaCl? |
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| What would the formula for Magnesium Chloride be? |
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| diagram that represents the valence electrons of an atom |
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| positively or negatively charged atom or molecule |
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| force that holds atoms or ions together |
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| bond where electrons are transferred from one atom to another |
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| abbreviation that show what elements are included in a compound and in what ratio. |
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| solids whose particles are arranged in geometric patterns |
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| bond where electrons are shared between atoms |
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| smallest part of a covalent compound that still has the compound's properties |
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| "bond where electrons are not shared equally, results in a + and a - end of the molecule" |
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| Covalently bonded group of ions that are either positive or negative. |
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