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Covalent Bond
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Atoms held together by sharing electrons.
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Molecule
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Neutral group of atoms joined together by covalent bonds
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Diatomic molecule
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Molecule consisting of two atoms
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Molecular compound
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Compound composed of molecules
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Molecular formula
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Chemical formula of a molecular compound
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Single covalent bond
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Two atoms held together by sharing a pair of electrons
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Structural formula
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Represents the covalent bonds by dashes and shows the arrangement of covalently bonded atoms
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Unshared pair
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A pair of valence electrons that are not shared between atoms
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Coordinate covalent bond
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Covalent bond in which one atom contributes both bonding electrons
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Polyatomic ion
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Tightly bond group of atoms that has a positive or negative charge and behaves as a unit
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Polar molecule
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One end of the molecule is slightly negative and the other end is slightly positive
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Dipole
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A molecule that has two poles
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Van der Waals forces
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The two weakest attractions between molecules
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Dipole interactions
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Occur when polar molecules are attracted to one another
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Dispersion forces
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(weakest of all molecular interactions) are caused by the motion of electrons
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