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  • 21electrovalent bond — /əlɛktroʊˌveɪlənt ˈbɒnd/ (say uhlektroh.vayluhnt bond) noun a chemical bond formed by the transfer of one or more electrons from one atom to another, the resulting ions being held together by electrostatic attraction. Also, ionic bond, polar bond …

  • 22ionic bond — noun Date: 1939 a chemical bond formed between oppositely charged species because of their mutual electrostatic attraction …

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  • 23hydrogen bond — a type of chemical bond in which a hydrogen atom that has a covalent link with one of the electronegative atoms (F, N, O) forms an electrostatic link with another electronegative atom in the same or another molecule. [1920 25] * * * …

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  • 24ionic bond — noun A type of chemical bond where two atoms or molecules are connected to each other by electrostatic attraction …

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  • 25hydrogen bond — noun Chemistry a weak chemical bond resulting from electrostatic attraction between a proton in one molecule and an electronegative atom in another …

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  • 26hydrogen bond — noun Date: 1923 an electrostatic attraction between a hydrogen atom in one polar molecule (as of water) and a small electronegative atom (as of oxygen, nitrogen, or fluorine) in usually another molecule of the same or a different polar substance… …

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  • 27van der Waals bond — a weak electrostatic attraction arising from a nonspecific attractive force originating when two molecules are close to one another and the distribution of electrons is uneven, the locations lacking electrons attracting the locations with surplus …

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  • 28Ionic compound — In chemistry, an ionic compound is a chemical compound in which ions are held together in a lattice structure by ionic bonds. Usually, the positively charged portion consists of metal cations and the negatively charged portion is a halogen or… …

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  • 29Intercalation (chemistry) — Intercalation induces structural distortions. Left: unchanged DNA strand. Right: DNA strand intercalated at three locations (red areas). In chemistry, intercalation is the reversible inclusion of a molecule (or group) between two other molecules… …

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  • 30Pauling's rules — are five rules published by Linus Pauling in 1929 [cite journal last= |first= |authorlink= Pauling L |coauthors= |year= 1929|month= |title= The principles determining the structure of complex ionic crystals |journal= J. Am. Chem. Soc.|volume= 51… …

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