science

what is an ion?

a charged atom or molecule

how does a positive ion form?

when it loses one or more electrons

why do noble gases not bond with anything?

they have full outer shells of electrons, so they cant share other atoms' electrons

how can you tell how many atoms of an element are in a compound when you see the chemical formula for that compound?

the number to the bottom right of the element symbol

what do most atoms want in their outer shell in order to be stable?

eight electrons

what do you call the little numbers that are written below and to the right of the chemical symbol?

a subscript

what is a chemical formula?

a set of chemical symbols showing the elements present in a compound and their proportions

what is a Lewis structure? (electron dot structure)

representation of the valence shell electrons in a molecule

what is formed when two or more elements chemically combine?

a compound

how do you know how many dots to place around a chemical symbol in a Lewis structure?

The number of dots equals the number of valence electrons in the atom

What is a molecule?

a group of atoms bonded together

what is a covalent bond?

one or more pairs of electrons between two atoms

what is an ionic bond?

chemical bond formed when one atom gives up one or more electrons to another atom

what is the difference between ionic and covalent bonding?

Covalent bonding involves the sharing of electrons between two or more atoms. Ionic bonds form when two or more ions come together and are held together by charge differences.

when atoms form covalent bonds, do the acquire a charge?

when you look at a chemical formula, how can you tell if the compound is ionic or covalent?

compounds that involve a binding with a non-metal will display ionic bonding

how can you tell whether two elements will form an ionic or covalent bond?

If a compound is made from a metal and a non-metal, its bonding will be ionic

what is a charge number?

value of an electric charge

what do the charges of the ions in an ionic bond add up to?

the total overall charge is zero because the total positive charges are equal to the total negative charges.

describe how to name an ionic compound

state the cation then the anion

describe how to name a covalent compound

Name the non-metal furthest to the left on the periodic table by its elemental name, Name the other non-metal by its elemental name and an -ide ending, Use the prefixes mono-, di-, tri-.... to indicate the number of that element in the molecule

how do you know what the charge number for an atom is?

By comparing the number of protons to the number of electrons

what do you call the little numbers above and to the right of the chemical symbol?

superscript

what is a polyatomic ion?

a covalent bonded set of two or more atoms

what do the prefixes used in the naming of covalent compounds mean?

to indicate the number of atoms of that element

how can you tell what the subscripts in an ionic chemical formula should be if you are only given the names of the two elements that combine?

Transpose only the number of the positive charge to become the subscript of the anion and the number only of the negative charge to become the subscript of the cation.

when you are going to write a chemical formula, what does a roman numeral tell you?

indicates the charge and the oxidation state of the transition metal ion.

how do you write formulas when polyatomic ions are involved?

When the formula unit contains two or more of the same polyatomic ion, that ion is written in parentheses with the subscript written outside the parentheses

what does a roman numeral after an element mean?

the charge of the element

potassium form a binary ionic compound with iodine. what is the name of this compound?

potassium iodide

aluminium and chlorine combine in a 1 to 3 ratio, what is the chemical formula of this compound?

AlCl3

what is the difference between carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide

they contain a different amount of atoms

how many calcium, phosphorus, and oxygen atoms are present in calcium phosphate?

two atoms of phosphorus, three atoms of calcium and eight oxygen atoms.

what is the formula for Aluminium Nitrate?

Al(NO3)3

what is the formula for Calcium Phosphate?

Ca3(PO4)2

what is the formula for Cobalt(ll) Sulfate?

CoSO4

what is the formula for Sodium Sulfate?

Na2SO4

what is the compound for Na3PO4?

Trisodium phosphate

what is the compound for Ca(NO3)2?

Calcium nitrate

what is the compound for AlCl3?

aluminium chloride

what is the compound for SO2?

Sulfur dioxide

what is the compound for N2O2?

dioxohydrazine

what is the compound for CuBr?

Copper(I) bromide

what is the compound for K2O?

Potassium oxide

Is Al2O3 ionic or covalent?

covalent

Is H2O ionic or covalent?

covalent

Is NaCl ionic or covalent?

Ionic

Is MgCl2 ionic or covalent?

ionic

Is NH3 ionic or covalent?

covalent