Molecules are composed of atoms which electrically bond to each other. Atoms and/or molecules can combine in many ways. The resulting combination can be said to be in 1 of 2 groups depending upon how the atoms outermost electrons electrically interact.
1 or more electrons are given, taken, borrowed or shared from another atom. This bond electrically changes the atoms or molecules involved.
The atoms or molecules retain their electrical configuration, but may arrange themselves in several ways.
Molecules possess kinetic energy and the Kinetic Molecular Theory helps explain how this energy relates to the 3 states of matter.
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