Chemical Bond

Attraction holding atoms together via shared or transferred electrons.

Short definition

Attraction holding atoms together via shared or transferred electrons.

Full explanation

Chemical Bond in the context of chemical bonding: Attraction holding atoms together via shared or transferred electrons. In practice this means relating macroscopic observation (mass, pressure, color), particle-level picture (atoms, electrons, ions moving and rearranging), and symbolic representation (formulas, equations, units). For Chemical Bond, students connect the definition to linked lessons: do not just memorize the phrase — predict what changes when conditions change and check with dimensional analysis.

Notation and units

• Notation: —
• Common units: SI or derived, temperature in kelvins when in gas/energy contexts.
• Symbolic hint: Lewis structures and line-angle formulas

Example

Example for chemical bond: In a worked problem where this term appears, substitute measured values with correct units and check that the dimensional result matches the intended quantity. For instance, calculating a chemical bond often uses the form $n=m/M$ or $c=n/V$ or $PV=nRT$ with $T$ in kelvins — illustrating how chemical bond leads to a numerically different but dimensionally correct result when units are handled.

Confused with

• Intermolecular Force — distinction: Chemical Bond is attraction holding atoms together via shared or transferred electrons. while Intermolecular Force has a different defining property. See cross-link in glossary.

Related resources

• Topic: chemical-bonding
• Formula library — when a specific equation involves this term it is linked.
• Constants — if a constant is required, it is sourced and versioned (NIST 2022).

Sources

• NIST Physical Constants 2022 (nist-2022, CODATA 2022). Accessed 2026-08-21.

Last reviewed: 2026-08-21 — Review due: 2027-08-21 — Author: Chemistry Fundamentals Editorial Team — Reviewer: Editorial Review Board (transparent placeholder).

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