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chemical bonds - correct answers compounds are composed of atoms held together by ______ _______.
this is the result of electrostatic attraction between atoms. 2 types: covalent and ionic
ionic bonds - correct answers -an electrostatic attraction between ions of opposite charge
-metal + nonmetal
-metal loses electrons and the nonmetal gains electrons
covalent bonds - correct answers -an electrostatic attraction between two or more atoms that are
sharing electrons
-nonmetal + nonmetal
-nuclei are understood to "share" the bonding electrons
molecule - correct answers a group of 2+ atoms held together in a definite spatial arrangement by
covalent bonds. the electrons are shared between the atoms. only composed of nonmetals
chemical formula - correct answers a representation of the composition of a chemical compound in
terms of the symbols of the constituent elements
subscripts - correct answers the relative number of the atoms of the elements in a chemical formula
molecular formula - correct answers the actual number of atoms in a molecule represented by a whole
number ratio
empirical formula - correct answers the simplest formula that can be written for a compound from the
molecular formula