Bonding Vocab

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  1. 3. the bond that exists when two electron pairs are shared between two atoms
  2. 4. the sharing or transfer of electrons to attain stable electron configurations among the bonding atoms
  3. 6. allows predictions of the shapes of molecules based on the idea that electrons repel one another
  4. 9. the molecular geometry of a molecule containing three electron groups, three bonding groups, and no lone pairs
  5. 12. two or more Lewis structures that are necessary to describe the bonding in a molecule or ion
  6. 14. a drawing that represents chemical bonds between atoms as shared or transferred electrons; the valence electrons of atoms are represented as dots
  7. 16. an atom that is located at the end of a molecule or chain
  8. 18. a simple model for a chemical bond in which atoms transfer or share electrons to attain a noble gas electron configuration
  9. 19. a drawing that represents the valence electrons in atoms as dots
  10. 20. a rule that states that an atom will give up, accept, or share electrons in order to achieve a filled outer electron shell which usually consists of 8 electrons
  11. 21. the molecular geometry of a molecular containing four electron groups
  12. 22. the bond that results when a metal and a nonmetal combine in a chemical reaction
  13. 24. the molecular geometry in which 3 atoms are not in a straight line
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  1. 1. electrons that are shared between two atoms in a chemical bond
  2. 2. a general term for a long pair, single bond, or multiple bond in a molecule
  3. 5. the name for the two electrons corresponding to a stable Lewis structure in hydrogen and helium
  4. 7. the bond that results when two nonmetals combine in a chemical reaction; electrons are shared
  5. 8. the geometrical arrangement of the atoms in a molecule
  6. 10. the geometrical arrangement of the electron groups in a molecule
  7. 11. a model that predicts how atoms bond together to form molecules
  8. 13. the molecular geometry of a molecule containing four electron groups, three bonding groups, and one lone pair
  9. 15. describes the molecular geometry of a molecule containing two electron groups
  10. 16. a chemical bond consisting of three electron pairs shared between two atoms
  11. 17. electrons that are only on one atom in a Lewis structure
  12. 23. the number of electrons, 8, around atoms with stable Lewis structures