Chemical bonds Flashcards

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What are the three types of strong chemical bond?

Ionic, covalent and metallic.

Which type of bonding occurs in compounds formed from a metal combined with a non-metal?

e.g. magnesium oxide

Ionic bonding.

Which type of bonding occurs in most non-metallic elements and in compounds of non-metals?

e.g. $\mathrm{Cl_2}$ and $\mathrm{CO_2}$

Covalent bonding.

Which type of bonding occurs in metallic elements and alloys?

e.g. copper and brass

Metallic bonding.

Which particles are involved in covalent bonding, and what do they do with electrons?

Atoms, which share pairs of electrons.

What type of force holds the particles together in ionic, covalent and metallic bonding?

Electrostatic forces of attraction.