Ionic, Covalent & Metallic Bond (OCR GCSE Chemistry A, Combined (Gateway Science Suite)): Flashcards
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Chemical bonds
Chemical bonds
Forces holding atoms together in a compound
What do atoms achieve by bonding?
What do atoms achieve by bonding?
More stable arrangements of electrons
How atoms often achieve stability
How atoms often achieve stability
By having full outer shells
How ionic bonds form
How ionic bonds form
Transfer of electrons
Types of atoms that form ionic bonds
Types of atoms that form ionic bonds
Metal and non-metal
What ionic bonding produces
What ionic bonding produces
Charged ions
How covalent bonds form
How covalent bonds form
Sharing of electrons
Types of atoms that form covalent bonds
Types of atoms that form covalent bonds
Non-metal atoms
What covalent bonding produces
What covalent bonding produces
Molecules
What metallic bonding involves
What metallic bonding involves
Sea of free electrons
What metallic bonds do
What metallic bonds do
Hold metal atoms together
What metallic bonds give metals
What metallic bonds give metals
Distinctive properties