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Chapter 6 (Sec. 3,4,&5)

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ionic compound
a compound composed of ions bound together by electrostatic attraction
formula unit
the collection of atoms corresponding to an ionic compound's formula such that the mola mass of the compound is that same mass of 1 mol of formula units
lattice energy
the energy associated with constructing a crystal lattice relative to the energy of all constituent atoms separated by infinite distances
polyatomic ion
an ion made of two or more atoms
metallic bonding
a bond formed by the attraction between positively charged metal ions and the electrons around them
malleability
the ability of a substance to be hammered or beaten into thin sheets
ductility
the ability of a substance to be hammered thin or drawn out into a wire
VSERP theory
a theory that predicts some molecular shapes based on the idea that pairs of valence electrons surrounding an atom repel each other
hybridization
the mixing of two or more atomic orbitals of the smae atom to produce new orbitals ;hybridization represents the mixing of higher and lower energy orbitals to form orbitals or intermediate energy
hybrid orbitals
orbitals that have the properties to explain the geometry of chemical bonds between atoms
dipole
a molecule or a part of a molecule that contains both positively and negatively charged regions
hydrogen bonding
the intermolecular force occurring when a hydrogen atom that is bonded to a highly electronegative atom of one molecule is attracted to two unshared electrons of another molecule
London Dispersion Forces (LDF)
The intermolecular attractions resulting from the constant motion of electrons and the creation of instantaneous dipoles
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