Across
- 2. bonding between cations and anions
- 3. a charged group of covalently-bonded atoms
- 5. the energy required to break a chemical bond to form separate atoms
- 7. Covalent bonds occur between a nonmetal and _______ or a nonmetal and metalloid.
- 8. bonding where electron pairs are shared
- 11. a covalent bond where electrons are shared equally between two atoms
- 14. a mutual attraction between atoms that binds them together
- 16. the charge assigned to an atom in a molecule
- 18. Covalent bonding allows for a stable _______ configuration.
- 21. 2 atoms
- 23. 1 atom
- 25. a pair of electrons that is not involved in bonding and that belongs only one atom
- 26. a covalent bond where 1 pair of electrons is shared between two atoms
- 27. a neutral group of atoms that are held together by covalent bonds
- 28. a covalent bond electrons are NOT shared equally between two atoms
- 30. shows the type, number, arrangement, and bonds of elements but not the lone pairs
- 31. formulas where element symbols represent nuclei and inner-shell electrons, dashes represent electron pairs, and dots around only one symbol represent lone pairs
- 33. a covalent bond where 3 pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms
- 34. A type of electron configuration where only the valence electrons are shown, indicated by dots placed around the element’s symbol.
Down
- 1. a set of two or more Lewis Structures that collectively describe the bonding of a polyatomic compound
- 4. the number of bonding pairs of electrons between two atoms
- 6. Chemical compounds tend to form so that each atom has an octet of (8) electrons.
- 9. the distance between two bonded atoms
- 10. Ionic bonds occur between a metal and ________.
- 12. An electron from the cation is ______ to the anion in an ionic bond.
- 13. multiple atoms
- 15. The greater the difference in electronegativity, the _______ the % ionic character of the bond.
- 17. When a covalent bond forms, energy is _________.
- 19. A covalent bond forms where the potential energy is at a _________.
- 20. indicates the relative numbers of atoms of each kind in a chemical compound by using atomic symbols and numerical subscripts
- 22. Atoms have _______ potential energy when they are bonded to another atom.
- 24. shows the types and numbers of atoms combined in a molecule
- 29. a covalent bond where 2 pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms
- 32. The _______ the bond length, the stronger the bond.
