Chemical bonds (AQA GCSE Chemistry Combined Science): Quizzes
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What are chemical bonds?
What are chemical bonds?
Forces holding atoms together
What do atoms achieve when they bond?
What do atoms achieve when they bond?
More stable electron arrangements
What do atoms often achieve in their outer shells when bonding?
What do atoms often achieve in their outer shells when bonding?
Full outer shells
How are ionic bonds formed?
How are ionic bonds formed?
By transfer of electrons
Which types of atoms form ionic bonds?
Which types of atoms form ionic bonds?
A metal and a non-metal
What do ionic bonds result in forming?
What do ionic bonds result in forming?
Charged ions
How are covalent bonds formed?
How are covalent bonds formed?
By sharing of electrons
Which types of atoms form covalent bonds?
Which types of atoms form covalent bonds?
Non-metal atoms
What do covalent bonds result in forming?
What do covalent bonds result in forming?
Molecules
What feature is characteristic of metallic bonds?
What feature is characteristic of metallic bonds?
Sea of free electrons
What does the sea of free electrons do in metallic bonding?
What does the sea of free electrons do in metallic bonding?
Holds metal atoms together
What do metallic bonds give to metals?
What do metallic bonds give to metals?
Their distinctive properties