| Term | Definition |
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| Bond length | The distance along a straight line connecting the nuclei of two bended atoms in a molecule is called the ______. |
| Van der Waals radius | The _____ of an atom is the minimum possible distance between its nucleus and another atom not bonded to it. |
| Molecule | An uncharged particle that is formed when two or more atoms are covalently bonded is a(n) _______. |
| Ionic bond | The electrostatic force that holds two ions of opposite charge together is called a(n) ______. |
| Bond axis | The line joining the nuclei of two bonded atoms in a molecule is called the _____. |
| Electronegativity | The relative tendency of an atom to attract electrons to it when bonded to another atom is called its ______. |
| Bond angle | The _______ is the angular distance between two bond axes that extend from the same atom. |
| Internuclear distance | The sum of ionic radii of two bonded monatomic ions in a compound is their ______. |
| Covalent bond | A shared pair of electrons between two atoms forms a(n) _______. |
| Delocalized electron | A(n) ______ in a metal is free to move from one atom to another. |
| Covalent radius | When two atoms are bonded covalently, the distance between their nuclei equals the sum of the _____ of one atom and that of the other. |
| Metallic bond | The delocalized electrons holding metallic atoms together produce the _______. |
| Polyatomic ion | A charged particle formed by two or more covalently bonded atoms is called a(n) ______. |
| Isomer | A substance with the same molecular formula as another, but with a different structure, is called a(n) __________. |
| Shared pair | A pair of outer electrons that bond two atoms is called a(n) ________. |
| Triple bond | Three pairs of electrons bonding two atoms form a(n) _________. |
| Hybridization | The merging of s and p orbitals to form identical orbitals is called ______. |
| Unsaturated compound | An organic compound with at least one double or triple bond between carbon atoms is called a(n) ________. |
| Double bond | Two orbitals binding a pair of atoms form a(n) _______. |
| Hybrid orbital | The merging of an s and p orbital forms a(n) ________. |
| Unshared pair | Two electrons in a nonbonding orbital are called a(n) _______. |
| Saturated compound | An organic compound in which all the carbon atoms are joined by single bonds is called a(n) ________. |
| Dipole-dipole force | The attraction between two permanent dipoles is called a(n) _______. |
| Intermolecular force | Any force that holds two molecules together is called a(n) ______. |
| Polar covalent | A bond in which one of the atoms attracts the shared pair more strongly than the other is said to be ______. |
| Gas chromatography | Used mostly in organic chemistry, ______ is used to analyze volatile liquids and mixtures of gases. |
| Dispersion force | When a temporary dipole induces a dipole in a neighboring molecule, the resulting attraction is called a(n) ________. |
| Chromatography | The methods of separating the substances in a mixture that depend on polarity are called ________. |
| Van der Waals force | A(n) ________ is a weak force that results from the attraction between the electrons of one atom and the protons of another. |
| Column chromatography | In the process of _______, a glass or plastic column is used to carry out the separation. |
| Induced dipole | When a nonpolar molecule is temporarily changed to a dipole by the approach of a polar molecule, it is said to be a(n) _______. |
| Dipole | molecule with any asymmetrical charge distribution is a(n) ________. |
| High performance liquid chromatography | A type of column chromatography that combines reduced particle size in the stationary phase with high pressure in the mobile phase is _________. |
| Dipole moment | A(n) __________ is a measure of the strength of a dipole. |
| Intramolecular force | Any attraction between atoms in a molecule is a(n) ________. |
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