Chemistry chapter 6

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Ion

Chemical bond

Ionic bond

Ionic compound

Molecular compound

Covalent bond

Molecule
what is an ion?

a positivley or negativley charged atom or molecule
what is a chemical bond?

a chemical link between two atoms, which holds the atoms together
what is an ionic bond?

a chemaical bond that forms between oppositely charged ions
what is an ionic compound?

a compound made of two oppositely charged ions
what is a molecular compound?

a compund formed when atoms of two or more different elements share electrons
what is a covalent bond?

a chemical bond in which one or more pairs of electrons are shared by two atoms
what is a molecule?

the smallest descrete particle of a pure substance, which has one or more pairs of electrons.