Science Terms

the attractive force that holds atoms or ions together

the arrangement of bonded atoms or ions within a substance

the average distance between the nuclei of two bonded atoms

the angle formed by two bonds to the same atom

a bond formed by the attraction between oppositely charged ions

a bond formed by the attraction between positively charged metal ions and the electrons around them

a bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons

an ion made or two or more atoms that are covalently bonded and that act like a single ion

the simplest chemical formula of a compound that tells the smallest whole-number ratio of atoms in the compound

a chemical formula that reports the actual numbers or atoms in one molecule of a compound

any covalently bonded compound that contains carbon

a large organic molecule made of many smaller bonded units

any organic compound that has an important role in living things

any organic compound that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and that provides nutrition to the cells of living things

a biological polymer made of bonded amino acids

any one of 20 different naturally occurring organic molecules that combine to form protein