Chemical Bonding Flashcard

Ionic bond: A bond formed by the transfer of electrons from one atom to another.

CaCl2: Indicates that one calcium atom is bonded to two chloride atoms.

Covalent bond: A bond formed by the sharing of electrons between atoms.

Helium: It is a noble gas and exists as single atoms, not diatomic.

Dinitrogen tetraoxide: Indicates two nitrogen atoms and four oxygen atoms.

A type of chemical bond that involves the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions.

A type of chemical bond where two atoms share one or more pairs of electrons.

Molecules composed of two atoms, which can be of the same or different elements.

H2, N2, O2, F2, Cl2, Br2, I2.

Atoms tend to bond in such a way that they have eight electrons in their valence shell.