chem vocab

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Across
  1. 6. bonds hold the atoms together in discrete molecules
  2. 8. the ability of an atom to attract electrons toward itself in a chemical bond
  3. 9. neutral group of atoms held together by one or more covalent bonds
  4. 10. orderly, repeating three dimensional pattern of many ions, ions or molecules
Down
  1. 1. an electrostatic attraction that holds oppositely charged ions together
  2. 2. bond in which electrons are shared but not equally between the atoms
  3. 3. states that atoms tend to form bonds so that each atom has 8 electrons in their valence shell
  4. 4. a bond in which electrons are shared equally
  5. 5. bonding pairs of electrons and lone pairs of valence electrons repel each other and push each other as far away as possible to minimize the electrostatic repulsions between them
  6. 7. electrostatic attraction between the free moving valence electrons and the positively charged metal cations