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substance made up of atoms of 2 or more different elements
Compound
attractive forces that hold different atoms or ions together in compounds
Chemical bond
arrangement of atoms in a substance
Chemical structure
average distance between nuclei of bonded atoms
Bond length
angle formed by bonds to the same atom
Bond angle
atoms are represented by balls and bonds are represented by sticks
Ball & stick model
shows space that is occupied by atoms; harder to see lengths and angles
Space-filling model
shows the structure of compounds; using only chemical symbols to represent atoms
Structural formula
another name for a compound; all elements and their atoms act together as a unit; as a unit the compound exhibits specific properties
formula unit
bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons
Covalent bond
equal sharing of electrons b/w molecules
NonPolar
unequal sharing of electrons b/w molecules
Polar
bonds b/w oppositely charged ions
Ionic bonds
bond in which electrons are shared
Covalent
a covalently bonded compound that contains carbon, excluding carbonates and oxides
Organic compounds