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| A group of chemically combined substances. |
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| Substances that can be seperated from each other but are still combined. |
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| Describe the charecteristics of a network solid. |
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| An ionic bond, high melting and boiling point, very hard to break (Ex. Salt) |
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| Describe the characteristics of a molecular compound. |
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| Low melting and boiling point, poor conductor of electricity. Formed by the sharing of elections between substances. |
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| What joins atoms or ions in compounds? |
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| The need for atoms to gain full levels of electrons in order to gain stability. (Form chemical bonds) |
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| How are ionic bonds formed? |
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| When an atom, typically a metal, loses an electron (or electrons) and becomes a positive ion or cation. |
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| How are metallic bonds formed? |
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| A bond formed by the attraction between positively charged metal ions and the electrons around them. |
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