4-2 Vocabulary (Covalent Bonds)

p.121 ##covalent bond-a chemical bond formed when two atoms share
electrons

p. 122 ##double bond- a chemical bond formed when two atoms share two
pairs of electrons with each other

p.122 ##molecular compound-a compound consisting of molecules of

covalently bonded atoms

p.123 ##polar-the description of a covalent bond in which electrons are

shared unequally, or of a molecule containing polar bonds that do not cancel
out

p.124 ##nonpolar- the description of a covalent bond in which electrons are

shared equally, or of a molecule containing nonpolar bonds or polar bonds
that cancel out