Chemical Bonding Activity Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• ionic bond : a type of bond formed when one atom transfers electrons to another, creating charged particles.
• covalent bond : a chemical bond formed by the sharing of electron pairs between atoms.
• electronegativity : the ability of an atom to attract shared electrons in a chemical bond.
• polar molecule : a molecule with an uneven distribution of charge due to its shape or bond polarity.
• nonpolar molecule : a molecule in which electrons are shared equally and charge is evenly distributed.
• vsepr theory : a model used to predict molecular shapes based on repulsion between electron pairs.
• tetrahedral : a molecular geometry with four bonding pairs arranged at 109.5° angles.
• trigonal planar : a flat molecular shape where three atoms are arranged around a central atom at 120° angles.
• hydrogen bond : a weak attraction between a hydrogen atom and an electronegative atom like oxygen or nitrogen.
• dipole moment : a measure of the separation of positive and negative charges in a molecule.