Section 2.1 STUDY GUIDE CONTINUED
In the spaces provided below, sketch how both positive and negative ions form. Label
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the nucleus and the electrons. Use Figure 2.3 as a reference.
MAIN IDEA:
Atoms share pairs of electrons in covalent bonds.
What is a covalent bond?
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What determines the number of covalent bonds that an atom can form?
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Vocabulary Check
element
compound
ion
molecule
atoms held together by covalent bonds
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composed of different types of atoms
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composed of one type of atom
atom that has gained or lost electrons
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What is the difference between how ionic and covalent bonds form?
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