Chemistry: Bonding, Nomenclature, and Molecular Geometry

Vocabulary flashcards covering chemical bonding types, alloys, ion naming, chemical nomenclature, and covalent compound geometry.

Nomenclature

The system of naming compounds and writing chemical formulas.

Three Types of Bonds

Ionic, covalent, and metallic bonds, characterized by their specific definitions, properties, and relative bond strengths.

Alloy

A metallic material examined by its definition, practical uses, and classification into interstitial versus substitutional types.

Interstitial vs. Substitutional

The two primary classifications or structures of alloys.

RN (in Naming Ions)

Roman Numerals, utilized with or without when naming elemental and polyatomic ions.

Naming Ions

The naming conventions applied to elemental and polyatomic ions, distinguished by the presence or absence of Roman numerals (RN).

Ionic Compound Nomenclature Categories

The classification of ionic compounds based on whether they contain single charged metals or multi charged metals.

Covalent Compound Geometry

The study of the three-dimensional shapes and characteristics of covalent compounds, incorporating Lewis Dot Structures, electron geometry, molecular geometry, hybridization, polarity, and VSEPR.

Lewis Dot Structure

A structural diagramming method central to analyzing covalent compound geometry.

VSEPR

A framework analyzed under covalent compound geometry along with electron geometry, molecular geometry, hybridization, and polarity.