- What is a chemical bond? A chemical bond is an interaction between atoms or ions that stabilizes their outer shells.
- What subatomic particles participate in a chemical bond? The V alence electrons in the outermost orbital shell.
- What is a molecule? Molecules are substances composed of two or more atoms held together by a chemical bond.
- What is a salt? Salts are substances composed of ions held together by chemical bonds.1
- What is a compound? Salts and molecules made up of two or more atoms of different elements.
- What is an ionic bond? Occurs between ions with opposite charges.
- What is a covalent bond? Occurs between atoms of the same molecule
- What is a hydrogen bond? Occurs between atoms in different molecules, or different parts of the same molecule.
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