Across
- 1. a group of covalently bonded atoms that together have gained or lost electrons
- 5. the smallest ratio of the ions within the compound
- 7. a shorthand way of identifying a chemical compound
- 9. the name we use for this inequal distribution of electric charge
- 10. molecules made of two atoms, wether of the same element or not
- 12. a compound made from only two elements
Down
- 2. shows the electric charge gained or lost by that element when it forms a compound
- 3. an electrostatic attraction that forms between atoms when they share or transfer valence electrons
- 4. way to model a covalent bond
- 6. rule that atoms generally are most stable when they have a full eight electrons in their valence energy level
- 7. a chemical bond formed as a result of two atoms sharing electrons
- 8. the attraction between metal atoms and their sea of shared electrons
- 11. a chemical bond formed when atoms transfer valence electrons