Chemical bonds

• What are chemical bonds and their significance?

  • Hold molecules together
  • Create temporary connections
  • Essential to life
• How many types of chemical bonds are there?

  Three types
• What is an ionic bond?

  Complete transfer of electrons
• What happens to ionic bonds in water?

  They break in water
• What is a covalent bond?

  Sharing electrons between atoms
• What is a metallic bond?

  The force that holds metal atoms together
• How do different types of bonds affect structures?

  • Different bonds form different structures
  • Types of structures: lattices and molecules