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What is meant by the term ‘chemical bond’ and ‘chemical bonding’.

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Chemical bond — The linkage or force which acts between two or more atoms to hold them together as a stable molecule is called a chemical bond.

Chemical bonding — It is the formation of a chemical bond between two or more atoms to hold them together as a stable molecule resulting in a chemical compound.

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Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the brackets:
(i) The bond between two elements in group 17[VIIA] of the periodic table is likely to be ____ [ionic/covalent].
(ii) In the reaction of Cl2 + 2KI ⟶ 2KCl + I2 the conversion of 2I to I2 is deemed as ____ [oxidation/reduction].
(iii) The covalent molecule containing three single covalent bonds is ____ [water/methane/ammonia].
(iv) The molecule of water combines with a ____ [hydrogen atom/proton/hydrogen molecule] to form a hydronium ion.
(v) For formation of an electrovalent bond between elements ‘X’ and ‘Y’ which are a metal and non-metal respectively, X should have a ____ [high/low] ionization potential and ‘Y’ a ____ [high/low] electron affinity.

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