Chemistry GCSE
Chemical bonding
What Chemical bonding means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Chemical bonding
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There are three types of strong chemical bonds: ionic, covalent and metallic, which hold atoms or ions together in compounds and elements.
Topics that use Chemical bonding
- Chemical bonds (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Alloys
- Charge balance
- Covalent bonding
- Delocalised electrons
- Electron sharing
- Electron transfer
- Electrostatic attraction
- Ion formation
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