Samuel Goodpaster Covalent Bonding Vocabulary Crossword

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  1. 3. Single electron or one of two or more electrons in the outer shell of an atom that is responsible for the chemical properties of the atom.
  2. 6. A chemical bond in which one pair of electrons is shared between two atoms.
  3. 7. The outermost shell of an element.
  4. 9. Bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between two atoms.
  5. 11. A chemical bond between two atoms involving six bonding electrons instead of the usual two in a covalent single bond.
  6. 12. Chemical rule of thumb that reflects the theory that main-group elements tend to bond in such a way that each atom has eight electrons in its valence shell.
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  1. 1. A molecule formed by covalent bonds, in which the atoms share one or more pairs of valence electrons.
  2. 2. a pair of electrons occupying an orbital in an atom or molecule and not directly involved in bonding.
  3. 4. An atom in a molecule or polyatomic ion that is bonded to more than one other atom.
  4. 5. Representations of atoms/molecules using dots for electrons.
  5. 8. A generalization concerning acids and bases introduced in 1923 by the U.S. chemist Gilbert N. Lewis.
  6. 10. A covalent bond between two atoms involving four bonding electrons as opposed to two in a single bond.