Chemical Bonding

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The difference in this, the atoms' ability to attract the bonded electrons, determines bond type
The structure of ionic compounds; ions arrange in this to minimize energy (2 words)
The simplest unit of an ionic compound (2 words)
A measure of covalent bond strength; the energy required to break apart a bond (2 words)
The simplest unit of a molecular compound
In ionic bonds there is a ______ of electrons
The type of bond that results from an electrostatic attraction between two charged atoms
With few exceptions, bond atoms have this in their valence shell
Gives the elements and number of atoms of each in a compound (2 words)
The type of formula that describes the composition of a molecular compound
Molecules arrange in a geometry that minimizes this between electrons
The type of bond that occurs between metal atoms and a surrounding sea of electrons
The type of bond that occurs when atoms share electrons
The strongest IMF only occurs when this element is bonded to a very electronegative element
The type of sharing of electrons in a polar covalent bond
Potential energy is at a _____ when a bond forms
The thing created when electron movement creates partial charges on atoms